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فَصُّ حِكْمَةٍ إِلَهِيَّةٍ فِي كَلِمَةٍ آدَمِيَّةٍ
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فَما صَحَّتِ الخِلافَةُ إلَّا لِلإنْسانِ الكامِلِ فأنْشَأَ صُورَتَهُ الظّاهِرَةَ مِنْ حَقائقِ العالَمِ وصُوَرِهِ وأنْشَأَ صُورَتَهُ الباطِنَةَ على صُورَتِهِ تعالى ولِذلكَ قالَ فيهِ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ وبَصَرَهُ ما قالَ كُنْتُ عَيْنَهُ وأُذُنَهُ فَفَرَّقَ بينَ الصُّورَتَيْنِ وهَكَذا هوَ في كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ مِنَ العالَمِ بِقَدْرِ ما تَطْلُبُهُ حَقيقَةُ ذلكَ المَوْجُودِ لٰكِنْ لَيْسَ لأَحَدٍ مَجْمُوعُ ما لِلْخَلِيفَةِ فَما فازَ إلَّا بِالمَجْمُوعِ ولَوْلا سَرَيانُ الحَقِّ في المَوْجُوداتِ بِالصُّورَةِ ما كانَ لِلْعالَمِ وُجُودٌ كما أنَّهُ لَوْلا تِلْكَ الحَقائِقُ المَعْقُولَةُ الكُلِّيَّةُ ما ظَهَرَ حُكْمٌ في المَوْجُوداتِ العَيْنِيَّةِ ومِنْ هذِهِ الحَقيقَةِ كانَ الافْتِقارُ مِنَ العالَمِ إلى الحَقِّ في وُجُودِهِ
So vicegerency is valid only for the perfect human. For He configured his manifest form from the realities of the cosmos and its forms, and He configured his nonmanifest form upon His own form (exalted is He). That is why He said concerning him, "I am his hearing and his sight" [ḥadīth qudsī of supererogatory works, al-Bukhārī]; He did not say, "I am his eye and his ear." Thus He distinguished between the two forms. And so it is with Him in every existent of the cosmos, according to the measure of what the reality of that existent requires. But no one has the totality that belongs to the vicegerent; he has attained [vicegerency] only through the totality. Were it not for the Real's permeation of the existents through the form, the cosmos would have no existence, just as, were it not for those universal intelligible realities, no ruling property would become manifest in the concrete existents. And from this reality derives the cosmos's need for the Real in its existence.
ʿAbdallāh al-Bosnawī (Abdullah Bosnevî, d. 1054/1644)
Tecelliyât-ı ʿarâʾis en-nuṣûṣ fî menaṣṣât ḥikem el-Fuṣûṣ
Words 1–32 · 6 of 7
فَما صَحَّتِ الخِلافَةُ إلَّا لِلإنْسانِ الكامِلِ فأنْشَأَ صُورَتَهُ الظّاهِرَةَ مِنْ حَقائقِ العالَمِ وصُوَرِهِ وأنْشَأَ …al-Qāshānī
﴿فما صحت الخلافة إلا للإنسان الكامل فأنشأ صورته الظاهرة﴾
al-Jandī
﴿فما صحّت الخلافة إلَّا للإنسان الكامل فأنشأ صورته الظاهرة من حقائق العالم وصوره ، وأنشأ صورته الباطنة على صورته تعالى .ولذلك قال : « كنت سمعه وبصره » ولم يقل : كنت عينه وأذنه ، ففرّق بين الصورتين﴾
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Ibn Turka
﴿فما صحّت الخلافة إلَّا للإنسان الكامل﴾
Jāmī
﴿فما صحت الخلافة﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿فما صحت الخلافة إلا للإنسان الكامل﴾
Bosnevî
﴿صحت الخلافة الا بالانسان الكامل﴾
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Words 7–33 · 5 of 7
فأنْشَأَ صُورَتَهُ الظّاهِرَةَ مِنْ حَقائقِ العالَمِ وصُوَرِهِ وأنْشَأَ صُورَتَهُ الباطِنَةَ على صُورَتِهِ تعالى ولِذلكَ …al-Qayṣarī
﴿فأنشأ صورته الظاهرة﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿فأنشأ صورته الظاهرة من حقائق العالم وصوره . وأنشأ صورته الباطنة على صورته تعالى ، ولذلك قال فيه : « كنت سمعه وبصره » . وما قال : « كنت عينه واذنه » ففرّق بين الصورتين﴾
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Jāmī
﴿فأنشأ صورته﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿فأنشأ صورته﴾
Bosnevî
﴿فانشأت صورته الظاهرة من حقايق العالم وصوره﴾
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Words 9–13 · 4 of 7
الظّاهِرَةَ مِنْ حَقائقِ العالَمِ وصُوَرِهِal-Qāshānī
﴿من حقائق العالم وصوّره﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿من حقائق العالم وصوره﴾
Jāmī
﴿الظاهرة من حقائق العالم﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿من حقائق العالم وصوره﴾
Words 14–19 · 5 of 7
وأنْشَأَ صُورَتَهُ الباطِنَةَ على صُورَتِهِ تعالىal-Qāshānī
﴿وأنشأ صورته الباطنة على صورته تعالى﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿وإنشاء صورته الباطنة على صورته تعالى﴾
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Jāmī
﴿وأنشأ صورته الباطنة﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿وانشأ صورته الباطنة﴾
Bosnevî
﴿وانشأت صورته الباطنة علي صورته تعالي﴾
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Words 20–33 · 4 of 7
ولِذلكَ قالَ فيهِ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ وبَصَرَهُ ما قالَ كُنْتُ عَيْنَهُ وأُذُنَهُ فَفَرَّقَ بينَ الصُّورَتَيْنِal-Qāshānī
﴿ولذلك قال فيه « كنت سمعه وبصره » وما قال كنت عينه وأذنه ففرق بين الصورتين﴾
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Jāmī
﴿قال فيه﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿قال فيه﴾
Bosnevî
﴿ولذلك قال فيه﴾
Words 23–30 · 4 of 7
كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ وبَصَرَهُ ما قالَ كُنْتُ عَيْنَهُ وأُذُنَهُal-Qayṣarī
﴿كنت سمعه وبصره﴾
Jāmī
﴿كنت سمعه وبصره﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿كنت سمعه وبصره﴾
Bosnevî
﴿كنت «سمعه وبصره ولم يقل كنت عينه واذنه﴾
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Words 26–30 · 3 of 7
ما قالَ كُنْتُ عَيْنَهُ وأُذُنَهُal-Qayṣarī
﴿وما قال: كنت عينه وأذنه﴾
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Jāmī
﴿وما قال : كنت عينه وأذنه﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿وما قال كنت عينه وأذنه﴾
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Words 31–33 · 4 of 7
فَفَرَّقَ بينَ الصُّورَتَيْنِJāmī
﴿بين الصورتين﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿ففرق بين الصورتين﴾
Bosnevî
﴿بين الصورتين﴾
Words 34–56 · 5 of 7
وهَكَذا هوَ في كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ مِنَ العالَمِ بِقَدْرِ ما تَطْلُبُهُ حَقيقَةُ ذلكَ المَوْجُودِ لٰكِنْ …al-Qāshānī
﴿وهكذا هو في كل موجود﴾
al-Jandī
﴿وهكذا هو في كل موجود في العالم بقدر ما تطلبه حقيقة ذلك الموجود ، ولكن ليس لأحد مجموع ما للخليفة ، فما فاز إلَّا بالمجموع﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿وهكذا هو في كل موجود من العالم بقدر ما تطلبه حقيقة ذلك الموجود﴾
﴿وهكذا هو في كل موجود … فما فاز إلا بالمجموع﴾
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Ibn Turka
﴿وهكذا هو في كل موجود من العالم بقدر ما تطلبه حقيقة ذلك الموجود لكن ليس لأحد مجموع ما للخليفة ، فما فاز إلَّا بالمجموع﴾
Bosnevî
﴿وهكذا هو في كل موجود من العالم بقدر ما تطلبه حقيقة ذلك الموجود﴾
Words 36–54 · 2 of 7
في كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ مِنَ العالَمِ بِقَدْرِ ما تَطْلُبُهُ حَقيقَةُ ذلكَ المَوْجُودِ لٰكِنْ لَيْسَ لأَحَدٍ …Jāmī
﴿في كل موجود من … العالم بقدر ما يطلبه حقيقة ذلك الموجود﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿في كل موجود من العالم بقدر ما تطلبه حقيقة ذلك الموجود لكن ليس لأحد مجموع ما للخليفة فما فاز﴾
al-Qāshānī
﴿من العالم … بقدر ما تطلبه حقيقة ذلك الموجود﴾
Words 47–52 · 2 of 7
لٰكِنْ لَيْسَ لأَحَدٍ مَجْمُوعُ ما لِلْخَلِيفَةِal-Qayṣarī
﴿لكن ليس لأحد مجموع ما للخليفة﴾
Bosnevî
﴿ولكن ليس لاحد مجموع ما للخليفة﴾
Jāmī
﴿فما فاز … إلا بالمجموع﴾
Words 55–59 · 2 of 7
إلَّا بِالمَجْمُوعِ ولَوْلا سَرَيانُ الحَقِّal-Qāshānī
﴿ولو لا سريان الحق في الموجودات بالصورة … ما كان للعالم وجود﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿إلا بالمجموع﴾
Words 57–91 · 5 of 7
ولَوْلا سَرَيانُ الحَقِّ في المَوْجُوداتِ بِالصُّورَةِ ما كانَ لِلْعالَمِ وُجُودٌ كما أنَّهُ لَوْلا تِلْكَ …al-Jandī
﴿ولولا سريان الحق في الموجودات بالصورة ، ما كان للعالم وجود ، كما أنّه لولا تلك الحقائق المعقولة الكلَّية المذكورة ، ما ظهر حكمها في الموجودات العينية .ومن هذه الحقيقة كان الافتقار من العالم إلى الحق في وجوده﴾
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al-Qayṣarī
﴿ولولا سريان الحق في الموجودات والظهور فيها بالصورة ما كان للعالم وجود﴾
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Ibn Turka
﴿ولولا سريان الحق في الموجودات بالصورة ما كان للعالم وجود ، كما أنّه لولا تلك الحقائق المعقولة الكلَّية﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿ولولا سريان الحق تعالى﴾
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Bosnevî
﴿سريان الحق في الموجودات بالصورة ما كان للعالم وجود﴾
Words 59–62 · 2 of 7
الحَقِّ في المَوْجُوداتِ بِالصُّورَةِJāmī
﴿الحق في الموجودات بالصورة﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿في الموجودات بالصورة﴾
Words 67–79 · 4 of 7
كما أنَّهُ لَوْلا تِلْكَ الحَقائِقُ المَعْقُولَةُ الكُلِّيَّةُ ما ظَهَرَ حُكْمٌ في المَوْجُوداتِ العَيْنِيَّةِal-Qayṣarī
﴿كما أنه﴾
Jāmī
﴿كما إنه﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿كما أنه﴾
Bosnevî
﴿كما انه لولا تلك الحقايق المعقولة الكلية ما ظهر حكم في الموجودات العينية﴾
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Words 69–79 · 3 of 7
لَوْلا تِلْكَ الحَقائِقُ المَعْقُولَةُ الكُلِّيَّةُ ما ظَهَرَ حُكْمٌ في المَوْجُوداتِ العَيْنِيَّةِal-Qayṣarī
﴿لولا تلك الحقائق المعقولة الكلية، ما ظهر حكم في الموجودات العينية﴾
Jāmī
﴿لولا تلك الحقائق المعقولة الكلية﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿لولا تلك الحقائق المعقولة الكلية﴾
Words 74–79 · 3 of 7
ما ظَهَرَ حُكْمٌ في المَوْجُوداتِ العَيْنِيَّةِIbn Turka
﴿ما ظهر حكم في الموجودات العينيّة﴾
Jāmī
﴿ما ظهر حكم في الموجودات العينية﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿ما ظهر حكم﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿في الموجودات العينية﴾
Words 80–90 · 6 of 7
ومِنْ هذِهِ الحَقيقَةِ كانَ الافْتِقارُ مِنَ العالَمِ إلى الحَقِّ في وُجُودِهِal-Qāshānī
﴿ومن هذه الحقيقة﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿ومن هذه الحقيقة﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿ومن هذه الحقيقة كان الافتقار من العالم إلى الحق في وجوده﴾
Jāmī
﴿ومن هذه الحقيقة﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿ومن هذه الحقيقة﴾
Bosnevî
﴿ومن هذه الحقيقة كان الافتقار من العالم الي الحق في وجوده﴾
Words 83–90 · 4 of 7
كانَ الافْتِقارُ مِنَ العالَمِ إلى الحَقِّ في وُجُودِهِal-Qāshānī
﴿كان الافتقار من العالم إلى الحق في وجوده﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿كان الافتقار من العالم إلى الحق في وجوده﴾
Jāmī
﴿كان الافتقار من العالم إلى الحق في وجوده﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿الافتقار من العالم إلى الحق في وجوده﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿في وجوده﴾
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- ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Qāshānī (d. 730/1330), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Muʾayyad al-Dīn al-Jandī (d. c. 691/1291), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Dāwūd al-Qayṣarī (d. 751/1350), Maṭlaʿ khuṣūṣ al-kilam fī maʿānī Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam
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- ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī (d. 690/1291), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Ṣāʾin al-Dīn Ibn Turka (d. 835/1432), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Nūr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jāmī (d. 898/1492), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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Taken from: ibnalarabi.com/fusus/jami_matn.php. The OpenITI file's own header (#META# source) names this page: the text was copied from the Ibn ʿArabī website directed by Dr Mohamed Ali Haj Yousef. Every IAC-coded file used here names a page of that site in its header; barzakh is OpenITI's repository for texts awaiting integration into the corpus.
Licence: OpenITI distributes its texts under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; ibnalarabi.com states © 1999–2024. The commentary itself is a classical work in the public domain; the edition behind the digital text is unidentified.
- Muṣṭafā b. Sulaymān Bālī Zāde (d. 1073/1663), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
Digital text: OpenITI barzakh, 1073MustafaSulaymanBaliZadah.SharhFususHikam.IAC00082-ara1 (commit 6b19bdc)
Print edition behind it: Not recorded by OpenITI: the barzakh file has no .yml metadata record, and the ibnalarabi.com page it was taken from names no printed edition.
Taken from: ibnalarabi.com/fusus/bali.php. The OpenITI file's own header (#META# source) names this page: the text was copied from the Ibn ʿArabī website directed by Dr Mohamed Ali Haj Yousef. Every IAC-coded file used here names a page of that site in its header; barzakh is OpenITI's repository for texts awaiting integration into the corpus.
Licence: OpenITI distributes its texts under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; ibnalarabi.com states © 1999–2024. The commentary itself is a classical work in the public domain; the edition behind the digital text is unidentified.
- Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (d. 673/1274), al-Fukūk fī asrār mustanadāt ḥikam al-Fuṣūṣ
Digital text: OpenITI barzakh, 0673AbuMacaliQunawi.Fukuk.IAC00079-ara1 (commit 6b19bdc)
Print edition behind it: Not recorded by OpenITI: the barzakh file has no .yml metadata record, and the ibnalarabi.com page it was taken from names no printed edition.
Taken from: ibnalarabi.com/fusus/qunawi.php. The OpenITI file's own header (#META# source) names this page: the text was copied from the Ibn ʿArabī website directed by Dr Mohamed Ali Haj Yousef. Every IAC-coded file used here names a page of that site in its header; barzakh is OpenITI's repository for texts awaiting integration into the corpus.
Licence: OpenITI distributes its texts under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; ibnalarabi.com states © 1999–2024. The commentary itself is a classical work in the public domain; the edition behind the digital text is unidentified.
- ʿAbdallāh al-Bosnawī (Abdullah Bosnevî, d. 1054/1644), Tecelliyât-ı ʿarâʾis en-nuṣûṣ fî menaṣṣât ḥikem el-Fuṣûṣ
Digital text: Our collation of two OCRs of the print, disagreements settled against the page images (AI, each page linked)
Print edition behind it: Istanbul, 1290/1873 (Ottoman Turkish), vol. 1; the scan of Princeton University Library's copy at HathiTrust (catalog record 008919315).
Taken from: HathiTrust. Full view of the scanned volume.
Licence: Public domain (1873 print); our OCR collation is ours. Each comment links to its page in the HathiTrust scan.
The ibnalarabi.com texts sometimes print other hands inside a commentary: Bālī Zāde's glosses inside al-Qāshānī («إضافة بالي زادة»), and notes by the modern editor (al-muḥaqqiq) or compiler (al-jāmiʿ). We cut these out of the commentator's own text and show them as separate entries, each labelled with its author and the line of the file it came from.
Arabic of the commentaries from the OpenITI digital texts (each comment links to its line); Bosnevî's Ottoman Turkish from our collation of two OCRs of the 1873 Istanbul print (each comment links to its page scan at HathiTrust); passages matched to the commentators' quotations automatically.English translations of the commentaries and of the passage are AI (Claude) and marked. Differences are computed by comparing the words each commentator quotes with our working text; they may reflect a different manuscript reading, a paraphrase, or an alignment error. About this text.