Description
The Hikam is a well-known collection of aphorisms by Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari (رحمه الله), the 8th century (AH)/14th century (CE) Islamic scholar from Alexandria. Short in length and yet vast in meaning, these aphorisms have been commented on and studied across the Muslim world, including by the likes of Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ajiba, Imam Ahmad Zarruq, Shaykh Ali Muttaqi and Shaykh Abdullah Gangohi. They concern the nature of the ego, the soul and some of the spiritual realities we encounter in this world. A selection of aphorisms will be studied alongside a commentary on their meanings.
