The Tree of Being (Shajarat al-Kawn in Arabic) is a work by Ibn Arabi,
interpreted by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak who also includes here two other
short works . Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) knew and influenced the great men of
his time, including Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Jalaluddin Rumi and
Suhrawardi, and his influence spread beyond the Islamic world to
medieval Europe. Dante shows the influence of Ibn Arabi in the Divine
Comedy for example.The book has four sections. First is the
interpreter's introduction which includes a biography of Ibn Arabi and a
discussion of his approach to Sufism. The second concerns Ibn Arabi's
devotion to the Prophet Muhammad as the perfect man and gives a
description of his character and actions. Third is a listing of the 201
names and attributes of the Prophet. The fourth is an interpretation of
The Tree of Being a commentary on the mystical elements of the Qur'an
and Islam comprising an inspired description of the cosmos and the
perfect man as microcosm.
