The Journey to the Lord of Power: A Sufi Manual on Retreat Book

This thin book contains advices from Ibn' Arabi as a murshid to his mureed. They say it is the easiest book of him, well, it might be. However this book is not for those who are unfamiliar with sufism and metaphorical writings. Because My learned friend, interpreting texts according to their literal meanings can sometimes land a person in error. Literalism is what has caused your judgments about Ibn `Arabi who is one of the Imams of our faith known for his scrupulous piety. You have understood what he wrote in a superficial fashion; whereas sufis are masters of literary figures which intimate much deeper meanings, hyperbolic language that indicates heightened spiritual awareness and words which convey secrets concerning the realm of the unseen.

If I may add 4 words to describe this book; it would be to asceticism and beyond!