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Urs of Ibn Arabi (Shaykh al-Akbar)
Honoring the greatest mystical philosopher of Islam — the Greatest Sheikh.
📅 November 16
✦ Why It Matters
Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi (1165-1240 CE) of Murcia, Spain, is considered the greatest mystical philosopher of Islam. His Fusus al-Hikam and Futuhat al-Makkiyya form the most sophisticated Sufi metaphysical system, centered on Wahdat al-Wujud (Unity of Being).
✦ How It Is Observed
Pilgrimage to his shrine in Damascus, recitation of his poetry and the Futuhat, Sufi gatherings to study his philosophy, dhikr ceremonies.
✦ Sacred Text
“My heart has become capable of every form: a pasture for gazelles, a convent for monks, a temple for idols, the Ka'ba, the Torah, the Quran. I follow the religion of Love: whatever way Love's camel takes, that is my religion and my faith.”
— Fusus al-Hikam, Ibn Arabi ↗