Barzakh: Divine Imagination and the Intermediate World — Ibn 'Arabi on the Liminal Realm 

Title: Barzakh: Divine Imagination and the Intermediate World — Ibn 'Arabi on the Liminal Realm 

Author: James W. Morris (translating and commenting on the writings of Ibn ‘Arabi) 

Description of the Work:
This work presents an in-depth translation and analysis of Chapter 63 from al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya (The Meccan Illuminations), one of Ibn 'Arabi’s most significant esoteric treatises. Focused on the concept of Barzakh — the metaphysical “interworld” or “isthmus” between physical existence and pure spirit — this chapter illuminates Ibn 'Arabi's profound vision of the Divine Imagination (al-khayal) as the ontological realm in which forms appear and realities intersect. James W. Morris contextualizes the Shaykh’s intricate metaphysical discourse, showing how the Barzakh acts as a bridge between opposites: existence and non-existence, intellect and vision, matter and meaning. The text reveals how dreams, visions, and spiritual perception are all rooted in this imaginal world, where God manifests in symbolic form. Deeply philosophical and spiritually charged, this work is a vital contribution to understanding Islamic cosmology, Sufi psychology, and the mystical philosophy of Ibn 'Arabi.