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Story of Islamic Philosophy, The

Ibn Tufayl, Ibn al-'Arabi, and Others on the Limit between Naturalism and Traditionalism

Offers a new interpretation of medieval Islamic philosophy, one informed by Platonic mysticism.

Introduction The story of Islamic philosophy is the story of the development of the
human intellect from the rationalistic phase, represented in this study by Farabi (d
.950)', to an illuminative phase represented by Ibn Tufayl (d.ll85) and Ibn al-'Arabi
(d. 1240)? Illuminative philosophy is based on a model of mystical illumination
that found its best expression in Plato's Seventh Letter and that is illustrated in
Mishkdt al-Anwdr (Niche of Lights) by Ghazali (d. 1111) and al-lshdrdt wa-
alTanbihdt ...

Ibn al-'Arabi's Barzakh

The Concept of the Limit and the Relationship between God and the World

Explores the concept of the Limit (barzakh), which the great Sufi mystic Ibn al-'Arabi used to address the philosophical controversy regarding God's relationship with the world.

I have presented what I think is an essential concept in Ibn al->Arab•'s mystical
philosophy, namely, the concept of the Limit (barzakh). I have conducted this
presentation as systematically as possible and within the limitations of the subject
matter of the study. The task was not an easy one, as readers of Ibn al->Arab• can
imagine. This is not, however, to rid myself of the full responsibility for mistakes
that have been committed in the work or for the criticism that it might invoke. This
must ...