"Thanks to Mukhtar H. Ali's laborious efforts, we now have a complete translation of Jm's masterpiece of philosophical Sufism known as Naqd al-nu, which itself is a commentary upon Ibn Arab's own summary of his extremely influential Fu al-ikam. One of the great merits of Jms work is that it forms a veritable anthology of the mainstream tradition of the School of Ibn Arab, citing extensively from its major representatives such as Qnaw, Kshn, and Qayar. Inscriptions of Wisdom therefore offers contemporary readers a lively presentation of a major Sufi metaphysical text with its robust commentarial procedure, spiritual teachings, and various layers of sophisticated argumentation on full display." Mohammed Rustom, author of Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of Ayn al-Qut
