The Meaning of the Unity of Existence and Who Held It
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the Unity of Existence that you mentioned, and who held to it? Is it Ibn al-Arabi, or…
Answer:
Ibn Arabi al-Ta'i. As for Ibn al-Arabi with this description, he is a distinguished imam among the imams of the Maliki school. As for Ibn Arabi, he is the atheist. The Unity of Existence is that he holds that the entire universe is Allah, with no Creator and no created being; the entire universe is Allah. So whoever worships anything has worshipped Allah, and all the polytheists worship Allah. Do they worship the idols? And those who worship trees and stones worship Allah, because the entire universe is Allah. This is the statement of Ibn Arabi and the Unity of Existence. They say that he is the majority of the people of the earth. May Allah keep us safe, because this view was not held even in a time of ignorance. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the Unity of Existence that you mentioned, and who held to it? Is it Ibn al-Arabi, or…
Answer:
Ibn Arabi al-Ta'i. As for Ibn al-Arabi with this description, he is a distinguished imam among the imams of the Maliki school. As for Ibn Arabi, he is the atheist. The Unity of Existence is that he holds that the entire universe is Allah, with no Creator and no created being; the entire universe is Allah. So whoever worships anything has worshipped Allah, and all the polytheists worship Allah. Do they worship the idols? And those who worship trees and stones worship Allah, because the entire universe is Allah. This is the statement of Ibn Arabi and the Unity of Existence. They say that he is the majority of the people of the earth. May Allah keep us safe, because this view was not held even in a time of ignorance. Yes.
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