The importance of Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) for Islamic mysticism
lies in the fact that he was a speculative thinker of the highest order, albeit diffuse
and difficult to understand. His central doctrine is the unity of all existence. In
this text, William Chittick explores how, through the work of Ibn Al-Arabi, Sufism
moves away from anguished and ascetic searchings of the heart and conscience and
becomes a matter of speculative philsophy and theosophy.
lies in the fact that he was a speculative thinker of the highest order, albeit diffuse
and difficult to understand. His central doctrine is the unity of all existence. In
this text, William Chittick explores how, through the work of Ibn Al-Arabi, Sufism
moves away from anguished and ascetic searchings of the heart and conscience and
becomes a matter of speculative philsophy and theosophy.
