Ibn al-ʿArabī: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Muḥyī al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿArabī al-Ḥātimī aṭ-Ṭāʾī Ibn al-ʿArabī • ash-Shaykh al-Akbar • Al-Sheikh al-Akbar
Born July 28, 1165 • Murcia • Spain
Died November 16, 1240 (aged 75) • Damascus • Syria • (Anniversary in 3 days)
Notable Works “Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam” • “al-Futūḥāt al Makkīyah”
Subjects Of Study Islam • mysticism

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