Abd al-Karim al-Jili
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Abd al-Karim al-Jili was a prominent 14th–15th century Sufi mystic and philosopher best known for his metaphysical work "Al-Insan al-Kamil" ("The Perfect Man"), which elaborates on and systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity and human perfection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abd al-Karim al-Jili canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic philosopher
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ author ⓘ metaphysician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | doctrine of wahdat al-wujud ⓘ |
| conceptualized |
Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil)
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surface form:
the Perfect Man as the complete manifestation of divine names
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| doctrine |
Perfect Man
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hierarchy of spiritual realities ⓘ Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil) ⓘ
surface form:
insan al-kamil
manifestation of divine names ⓘ unity of being ⓘ |
| era |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic metaphysics
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Islamic theology ⓘ Sufi metaphysics ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi treatise
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metaphysical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
North African Sufi scholars
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Ottoman-era Sufi thinkers ⓘ South Asian Sufi scholars ⓘ later Sufi metaphysicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ibn Arabi ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Sufi psychology
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cosmology ⓘ divine unity ⓘ human perfection ⓘ ontology ⓘ spiritual anthropology ⓘ |
| movement | Sufism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil
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surface form:
Al-Insan al-Kamil
al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Insan al-Kamil fi Maʿrifat al-Awakhir wa al-Awail
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| occupation |
religious thinker
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scholar of Sufism ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Akbarian school
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surface form:
Akbari school
Andalusian Sufism ⓘ
surface form:
School of Ibn Arabi
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| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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Sufi philosophy ⓘ |
| region | Islamic world ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research on Ibn Arabi’s school
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studies in Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| systematized |
Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity
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Ibn Arabi’s teaching on human perfection ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Muhyiddin Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Arabi al-Hatimi al-Ta’i
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