“To Pierce Through the Mountain of Being”: Love in Terms of Being, Experience and Ethics According to Ibn Arabi’s Books
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İbn al-Arabi, Mysticism (Tasawwuf), Philosophy, Metaphysics, Love, Experience, EthicsAbstract
This study aims to examine the subject of love in the main books of Ibn al-Arabî with respect to existence, experience and ethics. The study also aims to point out the differences between Ibn al-Arabi and Greek and Islamic philosophical schools regarding these topics. In the introduction, the foundations of the Greek philosophy on the subject of love are explored. In the first chapter, the relationship between being and love in Ibn Arabi’s main works are examined. Later on, in the second part, the relationship between Heart, Spirit, Soul (Nafs), Hawa, and Reason, and finally, in the third part, the ethical consequences of the relationship between love and experience are studied.
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2020-06-27
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“To Pierce Through the Mountain of Being”: Love in Terms of Being, Experience and Ethics According to Ibn Arabi’s Books. (2020). FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 15, 181-212. https://dergi.fsm.edu.tr/index.php/ia/article/view/967
