Hosein Shekarabi; ali sheykhol eslami; Hadi Vakili
Volume 6, Issue 2 , July 2015, , Pages 101-121
Abstract
Ibn al-Arabi, and views and positions which have been taken about him as an influential thinker, are among most remarkable consideration in the history of Shiite thought. Despite that some Shiite philosophers and mystics have agreed with him, there were thinkers who have criticized him and have rejected ...
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Ibn al-Arabi, and views and positions which have been taken about him as an influential thinker, are among most remarkable consideration in the history of Shiite thought. Despite that some Shiite philosophers and mystics have agreed with him, there were thinkers who have criticized him and have rejected his thoughts. The spiritual relation between Shiite and Islamic mysticism on the one hand, and the Ibn al-Arabi’s interests to and admirations of Shiite Imams and authorities (peace be upon them) on the other hand, can be considered as a ground for the tendency of Shiite philosophers and mystics to study and comment his works. However he also has always been sarcastically criticized because of his pantheistic positions and some other phrases that show he is a Sunni Muslim. This article deals with some of these censures on the one hand and those infatuations on the other hand. Thus, the main question in this article is that: what is the Shiite thinkers’ view toward Ibn al-Arabi?
Hosein Shekarabi; ali sheykhol eslami; Hadi Vakili
Volume 4, Issue 4 , July 2014, , Pages 53-68
Abstract
Prevalence of Ibn Al-arabi’s gnostic teachings in the eastern lands of the Islamic world is not comparable to the Arab and West countries. In particular, the essence of his thoughts on being oneness and perfect man has been properly explained only by eastern thinkers, especially the Iranian Shi’ei. ...
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Prevalence of Ibn Al-arabi’s gnostic teachings in the eastern lands of the Islamic world is not comparable to the Arab and West countries. In particular, the essence of his thoughts on being oneness and perfect man has been properly explained only by eastern thinkers, especially the Iranian Shi’ei. Feiz Kashani, a great Shi’ei theologian and Muhaddith, despite of some of his criticisms on Ibn Al-arabi’s ideas, accepts his principles of speculative Gnosticism, and explained Shi’ei thoughts based on his teachings. Feiz’s monotheistic attitudes and his other ideas, strongly influenced by Gnostic theoretical teachings and crystallized in his theological writings such as Principles of Knowledges (Osool Al-Maarif) and Hidden Words (Al-Kalimat Al-Maknoonah) have been discussed in this paper as far as possible
