Sufi saint in the context of "Ibn Arabi"

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⭐ Core Definition: Sufi saint

The term wali is most commonly used by Muslims to refer to a saint, or literally a "friend of God".

In the traditional Islamic understanding, a saint is portrayed as someone "marked by [special] divine favor ... [and] holiness", and who is specifically "chosen by God and endowed with exceptional gifts, such as the ability to work miracles". The doctrine of saints was articulated by Muslim scholars very early on in Islamic history, and particular verses of the Quran and certain hadith were interpreted by early Muslim thinkers as "documentary evidence" of the existence of saints. Graves of saints around the Muslim world became centers of pilgrimage – especially after 1200 CE – for masses of Muslims seeking their barakah (blessing).

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👉 Sufi saint in the context of Ibn Arabi

Ibn Arabi (July 1165–November 1240) was an Andalusian Arab Sunni scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher. He exercised notable influence within Islamic thought. Of the 850 works attributed to him, about 700 are considered authentic, and more than 400 are extant. His cosmological teachings became a dominant intellectual framework in many regions of the Muslim world.

His traditional title was Muḥyiddīn (Arabic: محيي الدين; The Reviver of Religion). After his death, practitioners of Sufism began referring to him by the honorific title Shaykh al-Akbar (Arabic: الشيخ الأكبر), from which the name Akbarism is derived. Ibn ʿArabī is considered a saint by some scholars and Muslim communities.

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