Ibn Arabi Caught Between Spiritual Revelations and Transmitted Traditions

Description

This book explores the comparisons Ibn Arabi himself draws between his own experiences and those of the Great Prophet—concerning matters such as miraculous gifts (*karamat*) and the Prophet’s Ascension (*Mi’raj*). It examines how Ibn Arabi fell into the trap of establishing a hierarchy of “the superior and the inferior,” thereby—intentionally or otherwise—diminishing the exalted status of the Prophet Muhammad. The book neither seeks to demonize nor to sanctify Ibn Arabi; rather, it endeavors to examine his views with the objective, truth-seeking detachment of a researcher.