 Ibn cArabi(d. 678 = 1240) was the first to formulate the doctrine of existentialist monism; for him at bottom "the existence of created things is nothing but the very essence of the existence of the Creator" (ivudjud al-makhlukut cain •wtidjud al-khalik,...  Area Handbook for Iraq - Page 104by Harvey Henry Smith, American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies - 1969 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
 | E. J. Brill - Islam - 1993 - 664 pages
...cArabi(d. 678 = 1240) was the first to formulate the doctrine of existentialist monism; for him at bottom "the existence of created things is nothing but the very essence of the existence of the Creator" (ivudjud al-makhlukut cain •wtidjud al-khalik, Ibn Taimiya justly remarks). He teaches in fact that... | |
 | Abdul Ali - Islamic countries - 1996 - 162 pages
...formulate in an explicit manner the doctrine of Wahdat-ul-Wujud (The Unity of Being), which means that "the existence of created things is nothing but the very essence of the existence of the Creator..., that things necessarily emanate from divine presence in which they preexisted as ideas..., and that... | |
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