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Ibn Arabi, also known by the pseudonym Ibn 'Arabi, Sheikh Akbar, was a writer born on July 28, 1165, and died on November 16, 1240. His literary output includes works such as *Fantasy of Spiritual Isthmus and Beauty*, *Explanation of Sufism*, *Visions and Missionaries and Annihilation in Contemplation*, *Messages and Letters of Ibn Arabi*, and *Ringstones of Wisdom*.
A musical ensemble named Ensemble Ibn Arabi has been tagged with descriptors including sufi, arabic, moroccan, spiritual, and oud. The subject is referenced by 1,197 other encyclopedia articles. One of his recorded quotes states, "I take love as my religion wherever its caravans lead, for love is my religion and my faith."
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Ibn 'Arabī (July 1165–November 1240) was a Sunni Muslim Arab scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and Muslim philosopher from al-Andalus, who exercised notable influence within Sufi metaphysics and Islamic thought in general. There are 850 works attributed to Ibn 'Arabi, though only 700 of these are considered authentic, and only 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, lit. 'The Reviver of Religion'). After his death, practitioners of Sufism began referring to him by the honorific title Shaykh al-Akbar (Arabic: الشيخ الأكبر, lit. 'The Greatest Shaykh'), from which the term Akbarism is derived.
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