IBN al-'arab ī and abū yazīd al-bistāmī

Translated title of the contribution: IBN al-'arab ī and abū yazīd al-bistāmī

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Abstract

Many Sufis appear in Ibn al-'Arabī's al-Futūhāt al-Makkiyya, a treatise in which the author puts forward his principal ideas. Abu Yazīd al-Bistāmī is mentioned in this work 143 times, more than any other Sufi. The present article seeks to examine Ibn al-'Arabī's attitude toward his Sufi predecessor by considering al-Bistāmi's personality as it appears in Ibn al-'Arabī, as well as Ibn al- 'Arabī's views on al-Bistāmī's Sufi practice, his presence as a model of moral conduct and his mystical philosophical notions. Ibn al-'Arabī does not accept all the notions and statements expressed by al-Bistāmī. Sometimes he mitigates al-Bistāmi's daring assertions and thus reveals his unfavorable attitude toward shatahāt. However, in some cases al-Bistāmī's statements serve as corroboration for Ibn al-'Arabī's theses.

Translated title of the contributionIBN al-'arab ī and abū yazīd al-bistāmī
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)369-385
Number of pages17
JournalAl-Qantara
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Bibliographical note

Publisher: al-qantara.revistas.csic.es

Keywords

  • Abū
  • IBN al-'arabī
  • Irāda
  • Karāmāt
  • Ma'rifa
  • Manzil
  • Maqām
  • Shath
  • Wara'
  • Yazīd al-bistāmī
  • Zuhd

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