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The Origins of Andalusian Mysticism

Let's Talk Religion

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The Life of Ibn Barajan

Ibn Barajan was aware of the teachings of the so-called Sufis, but clearly considered them a different tradition from his own in some way. His spiritual practices included things like Vikkir, a meditation technique where one repeats God's names or the proclamation of faith. He studied deeply topics like geometry, arithmetic, as well as other examples of what was called at the time the science of the ancients - Ulum el-Awa el.

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