| Muhyi al-Din ibn al-`Arabi (d. 638 H.) | |
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ibn 'Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-'Arabi, Abu Bakr Muhyi al-Din al-Hatimi
al-Ta'i al-Andalusi al-Mursi al-Dimashqi. A scholar of Arabic letters at first, then tafsir and tasawwuf, nicknamed al-Qushayri and Sultan al-'Arifin in his time for his pre-eminence in tasawwuf, known in his lifetime for his devoutness to worship, asceticism, and generosity, Ibn 'Arabi was praised by al-Munawi as "a righteous friend of Allah and afaithful scholar of knowledge" ( waliyyun salihun wa 'alimun nasih ), by Ibn 'Imad al-Hanbali as "the absolute mujtahid without doubt," and by al-Fayruzabadi as "the Imam of the People of Shari'a both in knowledge and in legacy, the educator of the People of the Way in practice and in knowledge, and the shaykh of the shaykhs of the People of Truth through spiritual experience ( dhawq ) and understanding." |
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Buried in his home in Salihiyya. A mosque is erected by the side of his tomb. His maqam >> |
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Reference: Article by GF Haddad |
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