A standing DataCite capture for the unavailable Classical Arabic–English partial Mandala edition. It preserves the lost deposit’s stated scope, Quranic and Sufi framing, creators, language code, relationships, and version information. The facing text remains unrecovered. Its absence is a manifestation fact, not a prompt for machine reconstruction.
# EA-MANDALA-04 v1.0: المَنْدَلَة: نِظَامُ السِّحْرِ الدَّوْرِيِّ (Classical Arabic-English Facing Edition)
Dead DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19296653 (Zenodo record tombstoned; account termination 2026-06-19)
DataCite state at capture (2026-07-03): findable · client cern.zenodo
Creators (as recorded by DataCite): Sharks, Lee; Sigil, Johannes
Publication year (as recorded): 2026
Provenance: severance record at data/doi-resolution-index.json (severance_class: orphan → restored-semi); capture evidence at data/datacite-recapture-2026-07-03.json and the sift corpus of 2026-06.
## Description (as recorded by DataCite)
Classical Arabic-English facing edition of the Mandala operator system. Positions the eight recursive transformation operators within Islamic philosophical and Sufi mystical traditions. Uses Quranic/Fusha register, includes Quranic cross-reference (55:29 - Every day He is in a new matter), and references al-Hallaj's testimony (I am the Truth) to frame transformation as embodied divine truth.
Features Johannes Sigil preface with Bismillah opening, Part I complete translation in classical Arabic, Part II with BRIDE and BEAST operators (archetypal + kernel layers), and Islamic philosophical apparatus emphasizing operators work in the body (al-jisad), not thought alone.
Right-to-left reading direction preserved throughout. This partial edition includes Johannes Sigil's preface, Part I complete, and Part II with BRIDE and BEAST. Full edition will include all eight operators plus Parts III-VIII with comprehensive Quranic and Sufi apparatus.
Part of the Crimson Hexagonal Archive seven-language fortress architecture.
Islamic philosophical positioning within Quranic and Sufi mystical traditions.
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## Complete DataCite record (verbatim, captured 2026-07-03)
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