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Ibn ʿArabi Ibn Arabi.jpg Ibn 'Arabī Born 26 July 1165 Murcia, Taifa of Murcia (now Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain) Died 16 November 1240 (aged 75) District of Ṣāliḥiyya at Jabal Qāsiyūn, Damascus, Ayyubid dynasty Era Islamic golden...
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At the age of eight, he moved with his family to Seville, which remained his home for the next 27 years.
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When he was about 16, he experienced a strong calling to turn to God and he entered into a retreat, during which he had a dream-vision of Jesus, Moses and Muhammad, the prophets of the three major religions stemming from Abraham. As a consequence of this retreat, he was sent by his father to meet the famous philosopher Ibn Rushd (Averroes) in Cordoba.
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The Third Crusade (1189-1192 CE) was launched to retake Jerusalem after its fall to the Muslim leader Saladin in 1187 CE. The Crusade was led by three European monarchs, hence its other name of 'the Kings' Crusade'. The three leaders were: Frederick I Barbarossa, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (r.Aug 27, 2018
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The Third Crusade (1189-1192 CE) was launched to retake Jerusalem after its fall to the Muslim leader Saladin in 1187 CE. The Crusade was led by three European monarchs, hence its other name of 'the Kings' Crusade'. The three leaders were: Frederick I Barbarossa, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (r.Aug 27, 2018
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First Vision: All Prophets 586/1190
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayyubid_dynasty Meanwhile, the Crusaders and the Ayyubids fought near Acre that year and were joined by the reinforcements from Europe. From 1189 to 1191, Acre was besieged by the Crusaders, and despite initial Muslim successes, it fell to Richard's forces. A massacre of 2,700 Muslim inhabitants ensued, and the Crusaders then planned to take Ascalon in the south.[44]
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In 1193 he left the Iberian Peninsula and travelled to Tunis to visit Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAziz al-Mahdawi, one of Abu Madyan's pupils. While there, Ibn ʿArabi entered “God's Vast Earth” or the “Earth of Reality”, an intelligible, spiritual realm in which the real, effective adoration of God takes place. On his return to Seville he began his writing career, with the Mashahid al-asrar (Contemplation of the Holy Mysteries) being one of the very first books he composed.
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On his return to Seville he began his writing career, with the Mashahid al-asrar (Contemplation of the Holy Mysteries) being one of the very first books he composed. -
Travels To Tunisia, Morocco,
Algeria, Cordoba, Granada And
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In he experienced a dramatic spiritual ascension in the city of Fez, which he recounted in his Kitab al-Isra (Book of the Night-Journey):
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In the year 1200, he was in Morocco and took his final leave from his master Yūsuf al-Kūmī, who was living in the village of Salé at that time
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stays in Tunis with al-Mahdawi
rabi left Spain for the first time at age 30 and arrived at Tunis. While there, he received a vision in year 1200 instructing him to journey east, arriving for the Hajj in 1202 -
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vision of Seal arriving for the Hajj in 1202.[17] He lived in Mecca for three years.[4] It was in Mecca that he started writing his work Al-Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya (الفتوحات المكية, "The Meccan Illuminations"). -
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One of those whom Ibn ʿArabi met in Mecca was the vizier to the Anatolian Seljuk sultan, Majduddin Ishaq al-Rumi. The latter persuaded him to travel with him to Anatolia in 1204. There Ibn ʿArabi befriended the Seljuk sultan and his sons, and settled in Malatya in south-eastern Turkey, where he raised a family, having at least two sons and a daughter. He also took on responsibility for Majduddin's son, Sadruddin al-Qunawi (Konevi), after his death.
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While [I was] in Egypt in the year 603/1206–07, Abū al-ʿAbbās al-Ḥarīrī told me a [story] about Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Qarabāqī: one day he was walking with him in the market of Wardan, and he [al-
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While [I was] in Egypt in the year 603/1206–07, Abū al-ʿAbbās al-Ḥarīrī told me a [story] about Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Qarabāqī: one day he was walking with him in the market of Wardan, and he [al-Qarabāqī] had purchased a small chamber-pot for [his] little son to urinate in. Along the way, they went into a house, with Abū ʿAbd
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In approximately 1223 he moved to Damascus, which was then under the rule of the Ayyubids, the family of Saladin. His writing and teaching continued, with many renowned disciples flocking to his sessions. These included Shams-i Tabriz, the famous initiator of Jalaluddin Rumi.
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In 1229 Ibn ʿArabi had a vision in which the Prophet Muhammad handed him the Fusus al-hikam, a work considered by many to be the quintessence of his teachings. -
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By December 1231 the first draft of his great al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya was complete: 560 chapters devoted to every aspect of the spiritual life. He then set about a second draft, which he finished within four years. He also compiled a vast collection of his poetry into a Diwan. He died on 9 November 1240 (22 Rabiʿ II 638H) at the age of 75, leaving an enormous legacy of writings and followers. -
First Draft Of Al Futuhat 629/1231
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Composes The Diwan 634/1237
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16 November 1240 (aged 75)
District of Ṣāliḥiyya at Jabal Qāsiyūn, Damascus, Ayyubid dynasty