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Ibn Arabi
Ibn ArabiIslamic Mysticism and PhilosophyAndalusian1165–1240
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Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi (1165–1240 CE) is a great mystic, philosopher, and poet of the Islamic world, renowned as al-Shaykh al-Akbar (the Greatest Master). He is considered one of the most influential figures in theoretical mysticism, and his ideas on the Unity of Being and the Perfect Human have shaped the Islamic mystical tradition for centuries.
