Arabic calligraphy rondel Ibn Arabi



	ORIGINAL CALLIGRAPHY DESIGN BY STEWART J. THOMAS \| VIEW NEXT

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	I originally created this Arabic calligraphy rondel as a commission for a magazine cover and article by Professor Michael Sells. The profoundly beautiful poem was written by Ibn Arabi (1165 - 1240 AD). In translation by Michael Sells the poem reads: Marvel a garden among the flames. My heart has become receptive of every form. It is a meadow for gazelles, a monastary for [Christian] monks, An abode of idols, the Ka'aba of the pilgrim, The tables of the Torah, the Qur'an. My religion is love--wherever its camels turn. Love is my belief, my faith.

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