Ibn Arabi's al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya
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Ibn Arabi's al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya is a monumental Sufi metaphysical encyclopedia that systematically expounds his visionary insights into God, creation, and the spiritual journey, including his influential doctrine of the Perfect Man.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya | 0 |
| Ibn Arabi corpus | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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Islamic mystical work ⓘ Sufi metaphysical encyclopedia ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| approximateVolumes | 37 ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
doctrine of the Perfect Man
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unity of being (wahdat al-wujud) as interpreted by later readers ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil)
NERFINISHED
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creation ⓘ divine names ⓘ divine self-disclosure (tajalli) ⓘ imaginal world (alam al-mithal) ⓘ knowledge by unveiling (kashf) ⓘ prophethood ⓘ sainthood (wilaya) ⓘ spiritual states (ahwal) ⓘ spiritual stations (maqamat) ⓘ visionary experience ⓘ |
| fullTitle | al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi manual
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encyclopedic treatise ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasPartialTranslations | yes ⓘ |
| includes |
Quranic exegesis
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autobiographical passages ⓘ hadith commentary ⓘ legal discussions ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Ottoman intellectual tradition
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Persian Sufi literature ⓘ South Asian Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ conceptions of the Perfect Man in Islamic thought ⓘ later Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Sufi practice
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cosmology ⓘ eschatology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ spiritual psychology ⓘ |
| method | systematic exposition of visionary insights ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late 12th century to early 13th century ⓘ |
| placeOfInitialInspiration | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCurrent | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Islamic seminaries and Sufi circles ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Meccan revelations or openings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Meccan Openings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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