Ismail Hakki Bursevi’s translation of and commentary on Fusus al-Hikam By Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi

Volumes 1-4

By (author) Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Translated by Bulent Rauf Translated by Rosemary Brass Translated by Hugh Tollemache

Book cover: Ismail Hakki Bursevi’s translation of and commentary on Fusus al-Hikam By Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi

Extent: 1277 pages

Publisher: The Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Language: English

PDF (Published)

(April 2026)

ISBN: 9780954405762

Price: $200.00

The Fusus al-Hikam is the major work of Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi. It is simultaneously an explanation of the profoundest meaning of man’s existence and perfectibility, and an esoteric exegesis of the Quran.


Ismail Hakki Bursevi’s translation of and commentary on the Fusus al-hikam by Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi, rendered into English by Bulent Rauf with the help of R. Brass and H. Tollemache. This is the famous 17th-century translation from the Arabic into Ottoman Turkish, along with extensive commentary. Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi, known as the ‘Greatest Shaykh’, considered the Fusus al-hikam, his last major opus, to be the most important of his more than 350 books. Its theme is the Infinite Wisdom that is at once unique in Itself and many-faceted in Its representation in the line of prophets from Adam to Mohammed. It is simultaneously an explanation of the profoundest meaning of man’s existence and perfectibility, and an esoteric exegesis of the Quran. In treating of the Divine Wisdom, it is so faithful to its subject that the book is itself a paradigm of its theme. The reader does not require knowledge of Arabic or Turkish to benefit from reading this book. It is intended for anyone with an interest in the true meaning and purpose of their own existence and that of the cosmos. It is a work that can be returned to for a lifetime, and if the reader approaches it with sincerity and respect, it may yield new understandings with every visit.

Foreword to Volume 1
Foreword to Volume 2
Foreword to Volume 3
Note on the text by Grenville Collins
Ismail Hakki Bursevi’s translation of and commentary on Fusus al-Hikam by Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi
The calling by revelation of the Brides of Absoluteness in the places of absoluteness of the Wisdoms of the bezels
Of the Divine Wisdom in the Word of Adam
The Wisdom of Breathing Out in the Word of Seth
The Wisdom of the Transcended Magnificat in the Word of Noah
The Wisdom of Sanctity in the Word of Idris (Enoch)
The Wisdom of Ecstasy and Rapture in the Word of Abraham
The Wisdom of the Truth in the Word of Isaac
The Wisdom of Exaltedness in the Word of Ishmael
Of the Wisdom of Spirituality in the Word of Jacob
The Wisdom of Light in the Word of Joseph
Of the Wisdom of Uniqueness in the Word of Hud
Of the Wisdom of Opening in the Word of Salih
Of the Wisdom of the Heart in the Word of Jethro (Shu'ayb)
Of the Wisdom of Strength and Forcefulness in the Word of Lot
Of the Wisdom of Apportioning of Fate in the Word of Ezra (Ozeyr)
The Wisdom of Elevation in the Word of Jesus
The Wisdom of Compassion in the Word of Solomon
The Wisdom of Being in the Word of David
Of the Wisdom of the Self (or Breath) in the Word of Jonah (Yunus)
Of the Wisdom of the Unknowable in the Word of Job
The Wisdom of Awesome Majesty in the Word of John (Yahya)
Of the Wisdom of Ownership in the Word of Zachariah
Of the Wisdom of Intimacy in the Word of Elijah
Of the Wisdom of Beneficence in the Word of Loqman
Of the Wisdom of Religious Leadership in the Word of Aaron
The Wisdom of Eminence in the Word of Moses
Of the Wisdom of Intention and Refuge in the Word of Khalid
The Wisdom of Singularity in the Word of Mohammed

  • By (author) Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi
  • Translated by Bulent Rauf
  • Translated by Rosemary Brass
  • Translated by Hugh Tollemache