Ottoman Empire and Ibn Arabi Whose Multidimensional Ideas Are Compared to Eckhart Von Hochheim And Nicolaus Cusanus
By
Muhammad Waqar Aslam
August 20,
2020
Ibn alArabi
is a Sufi saint. In most countries of the Islamic world, including ours, the
tendency to view and examine Ibn alArabi’s thoughts and ideas in the context of
unity of existence is so common that this one-sided critique seeks to dispel
this impression. That this great Sufi and philosopher has no other notable
thoughts. In Germany, Ibn Arabi’s multidimensional ideas are compared to those
of Eckhart von Hochheim (1260-1327) and Nicolaus Cusanus (1401-1464). The Philosopher
Ibn al Arabi not only became the source of enlightenment but for the whole
region where He travelled met to the righteousness.
Ibn alArabi a Sufi saint
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In the list
of authors, Shaykh al-Akbar Ibn al-Arabi himself narrated 250 books, while in
633 AH he narrated 290 books to the Ayubi Sultan of Damascus, giving permission
and authority. Has authored 475 books and magazines. Georgia Awad has access to
527 books.
Since Usman
Yahya’s research in French is the most modern, he has not only given a separate
serial number to each book but has also kept it out of the reach of the public.
According to his research, Ibn Arabi is the creator of 846 books and magazines.
Ibn al Arabi became the strength of Ottoman Empire providing them luminous
knowledge from Islam.
Here are
some of the sayings of Mohiy-ud-Din Ibn Arabi:
Even if the tyrant writes his name in gold letters, it is a black
writing in history.
May you be ruled to stop oppression and to show the power of justice to
the oppressors. Amen. (This prayer was offered to Ertughal Ghazi when Ertughal
Ghazi was just a minor warrior)
Big victories come from small defeats.
Thrones, greed for power, positions have led many brave people astray.
Perfection emanates from the womb of patience.
A person can never be a leader if he cannot control his language and
desire.
Destiny loves those who strive.
Human beings have their own manipulations, so Allah has his own
reckoning and there is no doubt that Allah’s reckoning is the same for all.
Allah has
not allowed the blind imitation of anyone other than His Messenger. No matter
how great commentators, Muhaddiths and jurists they may be. Anyone who
disobeys God’s laws should never be honoured.
May his
fame touch the heavens. I am not a person who is satisfied with just saying
that so-and-so has said this and so-and-so has not said that. What could be
more ignorant of man than that he collects stones (jewels) and wastes
valuables?
No one
believes in any charity work in which you consider yourself a charity.
Just as the
moon receives light from the sun, so the intellect receives light from the
soul. As the moon decreases and increases, so does the intellect increase with
age and then decrease in old age
The
Human Kingdom Is A Kingdom
He has
likened the human kingdom to a kingdom, just as a kingdom has a king, a
minister, a counsellor, a protector, a judge, a commander, an army and
subjects. In the same way, all these are present in this human body. Man
determines the stages of his life in the same way as a plant decides, it grows
young then seeds are taken from it, many plants grow while some of them stop,
then this plant grows old and disappears. This is the example of man. According
to Sheikh Akbar, this man is his brother and the other plant is this universe.
An example of the growth of the universe is the nails and hair in man. There
are four elements in the universe. Man was created from these elements.
Eckhart von Hochheim, better known to the world as Meister Eckhart,
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There are
beasts and savage beasts in the universe. There is also wrath, anger, jealousy
and envy in man. Just as there are good souls and angels in the universe, so
there are good deeds in man. Examples of mountains on earth are bones in man.
An example of rivers flowing in the earth is the circulation of blood in its
veins. Just as the sun is a bright lamp in the universe, so the soul is a light
in the body. When it separates from the body, the body sinks into darkness.
There is a moon in the universe. Its example in man is the power of the
intellect. Just as the moon receives light from the sun, so the intellect
receives light from the soul. As the moon decreases and increases, so does the
intellect increase with age and then decrease in old age. Goes away The example
of the Throne in the Alawite world is the heart in the human body and other
similar examples. (Divine measures in the reform of the human kingdom, divine
measures in the reform of the human kingdom)
Nicholas of Cusa, also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus
Cusanus, was a German philosopher
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His arrival
in Konya foreshadowed a revolution in Eastern mysticism. The source of which
was his disciple and step-son Sadruddin Qanooni, whose mother he married.
Sadruddin Qanooni, who later became one of the hallmarks of Sufism, was one of
the close friends of Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi. He wrote a commentary on Ibn
Arabi’s book Fusus al-Hakam, which is still considered the last word. From
there he came to Baghdad, there or as it is narrated in other traditions, in
Mecca he met Sheikh Shahabuddin Umar bin Muhammad Al-Suhrawardi. The two sat
facing each other for a long time without saying anything. Then they separated.
When Sheikh Shahabuddin was later asked how he found Sheikh Mohi-ud-Din, he
said, “I found him like an ocean with no shore.”
Muhayyuddin
means “the one who revives religion”. He revived hearts in such a way that the
fathers of the beginning of the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman the Magnificent, the
tribe of Ertughal Ghazi from Qai to the descendants of Sultan Salahuddin Ayubi
all became his special confidants. In spite of this trust, you have never been
found wandering around their courts. Whenever the rulers of the Muslim Ummah
faced any difficulty, your advice and guidance solved hundreds of problems and
also put an end to the animosity of the Muslim Ummah.
Of course,
there are fatwas of criticism and apostasy on him, and we have no shortage of
opponents. But scientific research aside, everyone agrees that as a Sufi
Basafa, he did the most important work of uniting the Muslim Ummah under one
banner. As a result, the Turks reached such a height that human history never
tires of giving examples. It is my belief that wherever you look at the empire,
in its earliest days you will see the most brilliant minds who have guided and
guided. In some cases, they are Sufis, and in others they are Machiavelli,
Chanakya, Iqbal, Rumi, Aristotle, Zhoushan, San Zhou, and hundreds of other
such philosophers, reformers, and strategists.
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Muhammad
Waqar Aslam is an Analyst of politics, social issues and international
prospects
Original
Headline: Ibn al Arabi’s Role in Ottoman Empire
Source: The Daily Times, Pakistan
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