Ibn Arabi wrote
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya twice—a first draft completed in 1231 and a revision—the Konya manuscript— completed in 1238. The manuscript was once part of the
waqf of
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi, now kept at the
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Istanbul (MS Evkaf Muzesi) 1845–1881).
Standard Cairo edition The
Amiri Press in
Bulaq published three editions of
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya, in 1853–1857, in 1876, and in 1911. While the first two editions were composite texts from Ibn Arab's first draft and revision, the third edition reproduced the text of the Konya Manuscript, thanks to the investigative efforts of
Emir ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jazāʾirī. This third edition became the standard Cairo edition. == Description ==