William C. Chittick is SUNY Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. He is the author of several books, including Faith and Practice of Islam: Three Thirteenth Century Sufi Texts and The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn al-'Arabī's Cosmology, both also published by SUNY Press.

• Acknowledgments Introduction The Sam‛ānīs Sufism in Aḥmad's KhorasanThe Keys to the Unseen The Text and Translation Notes The Repose of the Spirits: Explaining the Names of the All- Opening King 1. Hū: He 2. Allāh: God 3. Alladhī Lā Ilāha Illā Hū: There is no god but He 4–5. al-Raḥmān,al-Raḥīm:the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful 6. al-Malik: the King 7. al-Quddūs: the Holy 8. al-Salām: the Peace 9. al-Mu'min: the Faithful 10. al-Muhaymin: the Overseer 11. al-‛Azīz: the Exalted 12. al-Jabbār: the All- Compelling 13. al-Mutakabbir: the Proud 14. al-Khāliq: the Creator 15. al-Bāri': the Maker 16. al-Muṣawwir: the Form-Giver17. al-Ghaffār: the All- Forgiving 18. al-Qahhār: the Severe 19. al-Wahhāb: the Bestower 20. al-Razzāq: the Provider 21. al-Fattāḥ: the All-Opening 22. al-‛Alīm: the Knowing23-24. al-Qābiḍ al-Bāsiṭ: the Contractor, the Expander25-26. al-Khāfiḍ al-Rāfi‛: the Downletter, the Uplifter27-28. al-Mu‛izz al-Mudhill: the Exalter, the Abaser29-30. al-Samī‛ al-Baṣīr: the Hearing, the Seeing31-32: al-Ḥakam al-‛Adl: the Ruler, the Just33. al-Laṭīf: the Gentle34. al-Khabīr: the Aware35. al-Ḥalīm: the Forbearing36. al-‛Aẓīm: the Tremendous37-38. al-Ghafūr al-Shakūr: the Forgiving, the Grateful39-40. al-‛Alī al-Kabīr: the High, the Great 41. al-Ḥafīẓ: the Guardian42. al-Muqīt: the Nourisher43. al-Ḥasīb: the Reckoner/the Sufficer44-45. al-Jalīl al-Jamīl: the Majestic, the Beautiful46. al-Karīm: the Generous47. al-Raqīb: the Watcher48. al-Mujīb: the Responder49. al-Wāsi‛: the Embracing50. al-Ḥakīm: the Wise51. al-Wadūd: the Loving/the Beloved52. al-Majīd: the Splendorous53. al-Bā‛ith: the Upraiser54. al-Shahīd: the Witness55-56. al-Ḥaqq al-Mubīn: the Real, the Clarifier57. al-Wakīl: the Trustee58-59. al-Qawī al-Matīn: the Strong, the Firm60. al-Walī: the Friend61. al-Ḥamīd: the Praiser/the Praised62. al-Muḥṣī: the Enumerator63-64. al-Mubdi' al-Mu‛īd: the Originator, the Returner65-66. al-Muḥyī al-Mumīt: the Life-Giver, the Death-Giver67-68. al-Ḥayy al-Qayyūm: the Living, the Self-Standing69. al-Wājid: the Finder70-71. al-Wāḥid al-Aḥad: the One, the Unique72. al-Ṣamad: the Self-Sufficient73-74. al-Qādir al-Muqtadir: the Powerful, the Potent75-76. al-Muqaddim al-Mu'akhkhir: the Forward-setter, the Behind-keeper77-80. al-Awwal al-Ākhir al–Ẓāhir al-Bāṭin: the First, the Last, the Outward, the Inward81. al-Barr: the Kind 82. al-Tawwāb: the Ever- Turning 83. al-Muntaqim: the Avenger 84. al-‛Afū: the Pardoner85-89. al-Ra'ūf, Mālik al-Mulk, Dhu'l-Jalāl wa'l-Ikrām, al-Wālī, al-Muta‛ālī: the Clement, the Owner of the Kingdom, the Possessor of Majesty and Generous Giving, the Protector, the Transcendent90-91. al-Muqsiṭ al-Jāmi‛: the Impartial, the Gathering92-93. al-Ghanī al-Mughnī: the Unneedy, the Need-Lifter94-95. al-ārr al-Nāfi‛: the Harmer, the Benefiter96. al-Nūr: the Light97. al-Hādī: the Guide98. al-Badī‛: the Innovating99-100. al-Bāqī al-Wārith: the Subsistent, the Inheritor101. al-Rashīd: the Road-Shower102. al-Ṣabūr: the Patient Notes Works Cited Index of Quranic VersesIndex of Hadiths and Arabic SayingsIndex and Glossary of Terms

"Chittick's translation is beautifully and masterfully done, and a model of how to translate Sufi classics … This work is highly recommended for all students of Islamic studies, spiritual seekers, and those who wish to be taken inside the sanctity of the Divine Names." — Religious Studies Review"This book is a welcome and much needed contribution to Islamic Studies, and it is particularly beneficial for both graduate and undergraduate courses on Sufism, Islamic spirituality, and Islamic civilizations." — Journal of Sufi Studies"This is a wonderful introduction to the particular style, imagery, terminology, and worldview of Sufism, as well as to the ways in which the Persian cultural milieu added important elements to the Arabic intellectual and spiritual tradition in Islam." — Maria Massi Dakake, author of The Charismatic Community: Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam