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Ibn al-'Arabi

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Ibn al-'Arabi (1165–1240)

Andalusian-born mystic and teacher who settled in Damascus. To Ibn 'Arabi love was more important than knowledge, a theory that is totally rejected by traditional Muslim lawyers. A prolific writer, he combined inner devotion with an analytical mind, concluding the unity of faiths despite their apparent divergency. He wrote an estimated 400 books and treatises, including al-Futuhat al-Makiyya/The Makkan Inspirations.



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In this rational-intuitive conceptualization of the ontic relation between God and the world, al-Attas follows Ibn al-'Arabi who has rearticulated in systematic terms the direct intuitive experience of the Sufis.
Cultural life was so diverse and appealing that Ibn al-'Arabi decided to stay instead of following his original plan of continuing his pilgrimage to Mecca from there.
 
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