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Welcome to The Hikmah Project, a unique platform dedicated to exploring the universal dimensions of mystical consciousness through the world's spiritual wisdom traditions, with special emphasis on Islamic metaphysics and mysticism. The term "Hikmah" (حكمة) in Islamic tradition, broadly understood as "wisdom," encompasses both intellectual and spiritual dimensions whilst transcending temporal boundaries.
الْكَلِمَةُ الْحِكْمَةُ ضَالَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَحَيْثُ وَجَدَهَا فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا
"Wisdom is the lost property of the believer, so wherever he finds it, then he has a right to it" (Tirmidhi) - Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
This hadith reveals the universal nature of Divine wisdom—it belongs to no single tradition but manifests wherever sincere seekers turn their hearts toward Truth. It is why mystics like Rumi, writing eight centuries ago, still nourish souls across cultures and faiths today. Our mission is to offer seekers an avenue into these profound mystical texts, guided by renowned experts who understand both their particular contexts and universal significance.
Drawing inspiration from the Qur'anic verse:
أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌۭ يَعْقِلُونَ بِهَآ أَوْ ءَاذَانٌۭ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا ۖ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ وَلَـٰكِن تَعْمَى ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلَّتِى فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ
"Have they not travelled throughout the land so their hearts may reason, and their ears may listen? Indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts in the chests that grow blind" (Qur'an 22:46)
We recognise the Heart (Qalb) as humanity's universal organ of mystical perception. Through spiritual practice, the Heart transcends mere rational understanding to perceive both transcendent and immanent dimensions of Reality. As Ibn ʿArabī illuminates in his commentary on Divine friendship: "When I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees"—revealing how purified consciousness becomes a transparent medium for Divine perception. This transformation, resonating with the concept of intellectus in Latin or nous in Greek, points to a supra-rational faculty of direct knowing common to all mystical traditions.
Our exploration of the 'mystical' delves into teachings that reveal the universal within the particular. As Ibn ʿArabī explains regarding Divine remembrance: "God's Name is not other than God's Essence"—when seekers invoke the Sacred through any authentic tradition, they touch the same Ultimate Reality. Following Imam al-Ghazali's warning against becoming mere 'formalists' (مترسمون), we aim to honour religious forms whilst penetrating to their universal essence, understanding the relative in light of the Absolute.
The Hikmah Project serves as your gateway to profound works including Rūmī's Mathnawī, Ibn ʿArabī's Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya and Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam, Ibn ʿAṭā Allāh's Ḥikam, and al-Ghazālī's Mishkāt al-Anwār. These texts reveal how mystical consciousness transcends cultural boundaries—as Ibn ʿArabī teaches: "Allah will be for you as you expect Him to be," showing how the Divine manifests through every sincere seeker's unique spiritual lens whilst remaining One in Essence.
As Ibn ʿArabī expresses in his Secrets of Voyaging:
"These voyages are only bridges…placed for us upon which to 'cross over' to our essences and the states specific to us…What I have recounted to you is to remind you of what is within you…so that you will know that you are everything, in everything and part of everything"
وإنما هذه الاسفار قنطر وجسور موضعة نَعبُر عليها إلى ذوتنا و أحوالنا المختصة بنا
فيكون هذا الذي قصصته عليك يذكِّرُك بما فيك، و ما نبَّهتك عليه، فتعلم أنك كل شيء وفي كل شيءومن كل
This profound insight reveals the ultimate universality of mystical realisation—that awakened consciousness discovers itself as both unique expression and universal presence, individual wave and boundless ocean. Through studying these masters, we learn that authentic spirituality simultaneously honours our particular path whilst recognising our fundamental unity with all existence.
We invite you to join this illuminating journey where East meets West, particular meets universal, and form reveals essence. May your quest for sacred knowledge unveil the wisdom that has always dwelt within your heart.
Welcome to The Hikmah Project.