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Ibn Arabi
محيي الدين بن عربي ar ابن عربی fa
Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240)
- Dated 28 July 1165 CE – 16 November 1240 CE
- Also called Ibn ʿArabī
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dated by its sources.
Roles, not beliefs
Overview
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Life
Affiliation
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Transmission
Teachers and students
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What this means
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Studied under 14
Ibn Arabi Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240) Also recorded as a student: 1 more record with no English name
Connections
How Ibn Arabi connects
Grouped by the kind of relationship, because a successor is not a son and a shared symbol is not an influence.
Documented influence 7
What this means
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was influenced by Ibn Sab'in Muslim philosopher - influenced Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi Muslim scholar
- influenced Abdul Karim Jili Muslim Sufi saint and mystic
- influenced Akbariyya branch of Sufi metaphysics based on the teachings of Ibn Arabi
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influenced Hafez Persian poet and mystic (1325–1389) -
influenced Mulla Sadra 17th-century Iranian Shia philosopher and theologian -
influenced Rumi Iranian poet
Sources
Sources and evidence
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