17234271-Saykh-al-Akbar-Ibn-Arabī-brief-biography

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physical activity stood in no way in his spiritual pursuits and obligations. The two dimension activity had indeed the same spiritual provenance and was motivated by the sublime purpose of higher life unrelated to egocentricity. The year 600 AH witnessed a meeting between Ibn Arabi and Shaykh Majdudd┘n Is╒┐q ibn Y┴suf, a native of Malatya and a man of great standing at the Seljuk court. This time Ibn ‘Arab┘ was travelling north; first they visited the city of the Prophet Mu╒ammad (PBUH) and in 601 AH they entered Baghdad. This visit besides other benefits offered him a chance to meet the direct disciples of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Q┐dir J┘l┐n┘. Shaykh al-Akbar stayed there only for 12 days because he wanted to visit Mosul to see his friend ‘Al┘ ibn ‘Abdall┐h ibn J┐mi’, a disciple of Qa╔┘b al- B┐n. There he spent the month of Rama╔an and composed Tanazzul┐t al-Maw╖iliyya, Kit┐b al-Jal┐l wa’l-Jam┐l and Kunh m┐ l┐ Budda lil-Mur┘dMinhu (Hirtenstein 176). Here he was invested with the khirqa of Khi╔r (AS), transmitted to him by ‘Al┘ ibn ‘Abdall┐h ibn J┐mi’. Later the group travelled north and arrived at Malatya, Majdudd┘n’s hometown and then to Konya. In Konya Ibn ‘Arab┘ met with Aw╒adudd┘n ╓am┘d Kirm┐n┘, who became his friend like Majdudd┘n. He transmitted to Ibn ‘Arab┘ teachings and stories of the many great spiritual masters of the East. Over the next 20 years Ibn ‘Arab┘ and Kirm┐n┘ remained close friends and companions (Hirtenstein 179). After spending 9 months in Konya, he returned to Malatya where Kayk┐’┴s, one of the Kaykhusraw’s sons, had been made ruler of Malatya. Majdudd┘n was appointed as his tutor and Ibn ‘Arab┘ also became involved in the young prince’s education. RETURN TO SOUTH In the year 602 AH he visited Jerusalem, Makkah and Egypt. It was his first time that he passed through Syria, visiting Aleppo and Damascus. In Jerusalem, he continued writing, and 5 more works were completed. These are: Kit┐b al-B┐’, Ish┐r┐t al-Qur’┐n. In May 602 AH he visited Hebron, where he wrote Kit┐b al-Yaq┘n at Masj┘d al-Yaq┘n near the tomb of Prophet Ibr┐h┘m (AS) (Y┴suf 307). The following year he headed toward Cairo, 17
staying there with his old Andalusian friends , including Ab┴ al-‘Abb┐s al-╓arr┐r, his brother Mu╒ammad al-Khayy┐t and ‘Abdall┐h al-Mawr┴r┘. In Cairo R┴╒ al-Quds and Kit┐b Ayy┐m al-Sha’n were read again before Ibn ‘Arab┘, with the reader this time being a young man named Ism┐’il ibn Sawdak┘n al-N┴r┘ (Y┴suf 309). Like Badr al-╓abash┘, Ibn Sawdak┘n attached himself to Ibn ‘Arab┘ forever. He left value-oriented commentaries on the works of Ibn ‘Arab┘ notably Mash┐hid al-Asr┐r, Kit┐b al-Isr┐’ and the Kit┐b al-Tajalliy┐t. His house in Aleppo was often used for the reading of Ibn ‘Arab┘’s works over the next 40 years (Y┴suf 311). Later in 604 AH he returned to Makkah where he continued to study and write, spending his time with his friend Ab┴ Shuj┐ bin Rustem and family, including the beautiful Ni╘┐m (II, 376; Hirtenstein 181). The next 4 to 5 years of Ibn ‘Arab┘’s life were spent in these lands and he also kept travelling and holding the reading sessions of his works in his own presence. BAGHDAD AGHDAD, CITY OF THE SAINT AINTS In the year 608 we find him in Baghdad with his friend Majdudd┘n Is╒┐q and there he met the famous historian Ibn al-Dubayth┘ and his disciple Ibn al-Najj┐r. In Baghdad, he had a terrifying vision regarding the Divine deception (makr), In which he saw the gates of heaven open and the treasures of Divine deception fell like rain on everyone. He awoke terrified and looked for a way of being safe from these deceptions. The only safe way he found is by knowing the balance of the Divine law. According to Osman Yahia in Baghdad Ibn ‘Arab┘ met with the famous Sufi Shih┐budd┘n Suharward┘ (d. 632), author of the ‘Aw┐rif al-ma’┐rif who was personal advisor to Caliph al-N┐╖ir. In this meeting, they stayed together for a while, with lowered heads and departed without exchanging a single word. Later Ibn ‘Arab┘ said about Suharward┘: “He is impregnated with the Sunna from tip to toe” and Suharward┘ said about Ibn ‘Arab┘: “He is an ocean of essential truths (ba╒r al-╓aq┐iq). 18
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