COURSES

Letter ‘ba’ in Arabic
“It is rather hearts, clinging to the door of the Divine Presence” – Learning from Ibn ‘Arabi
4th November 2023
14:00–17:00 GMT
The October Gallery, London
A talk and seminar by Eric Winkel
How to Book
Cost: £8 + £1.54 registration fee.
Entry by ticket: Click here to book on Eventbrite
Enquiries: Michael Cohen at london@beshara.org
Event Description
“Mystic, philosopher, poet, sage, Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi (1165–1240) was one of the world’s great spiritual teachers. Ibn ‘Arabi was born in Murcia in Arab al-Andalus, and his writings had an immense impact throughout the Islamic world and beyond. The universal ideas underlying his thought are of immediate relevance today”
Quoted from https://ibnarabisociety.org/introduction-muhyiddin-ibn-arabi/
Since 2012, Dr Eric Winkel has dedicated his life to the first-ever translation of and commentary on the entirety of Ibn ‘Arabī’s al-Futūḥāt al-Makkīyah (The Openings Revealed in Makkah). Ten thousand pages of the original handwritten manuscript make up 37 books of the complete work. It is anticipated the project will be completed in 2028.
For more details see https://www.thefutuhat.com/
In this seminar he will discuss Ibn ‘Arabi’s seminal work and its significance for us now.
The October Gallery,
24 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AL
Refreshments Provided
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25th-26th July 2025
The Warburg Institute, University of London
A joint symposium held by the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society and The Warburg Institute.
More details: https://ibnarabisociety.org/events/
Booking: https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/cosmos-of-ibn-arabi-2025
Aspects of Science, Imagination and the Mystical
Saturday 14th June 2025
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
With Peter Coates
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Contact: Michael Cohen london@beshara.org
Paradise E’Now or The Smile of the Spirit
Saturday 24th May 2025
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
With Charles Mugleston
A special Birthday Celebration with music, exploring, experiencing & soulfully enjoying the Ruba’iya’t of Hakim Omar Khayya’m translated & adapted by the Anglo-Irish genius Edward FitzGerald of Woodbridge, Suffolk into “English Music” in 1859.
Contact: Michael Cohen london@beshara.org
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Monday 7th April, 2025
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17:30–18:30 BST
Saturday 26th April, 2025
Saturday 24th May, 2025
9:00am-10:00am BST
Are you interested in sharing your thoughts and in contributing to the development of Beshara? We are excited to invite you to another series of monthly online Open Meetings
Know Yourself
Saturday 26th April 2025
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
You yourself are the object of your quest
Reading and discussion of a classic explanation of the Oneness of Being, attributed to Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi and Awhad al-din Balyani and translated from the Arabic by Cecilia Twinch.
Contact: Michael Cohen, london@beshara.org
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