The Seal of the Saints: Prophethood and Sainthood in the Doctrine of Ibn Arabi

Record summary

Michel Chodkiewicz’s English-language publication of The Seal of the Saints made a major study of Ibn al-‘Arabi’s doctrines of sainthood and spiritual authority more accessible during the target period. It is relevant to research on esoteric hierarchy, initiation, revelation, and claims of exceptional spiritual status. The book analyzes doctrine and textual interpretation rather than documenting objectively verified miracles. Researchers should compare the translation with Arabic editions and distinguish Ibn al-‘Arabi’s formulations from later Sufi, devotional, nationalist, or occultist uses of his name and concepts.