Critique of Mu’ayyid al-Dīn Jandī’s Theory on Ibn ‘Arabī’s being the Seal of the Saints of Allah (Khātam al-Awliyā)
Journal Title: جستارهایی در فلسفه و کلام - Year 2016, Vol 48, Issue 97
Abstract
One of the significant discourses of theoretical mysticism in Islam is the discussion about khātam al-awliyā (seal of the Saints). Mystics believe whatever exists in the world of being is a locus of manifestation for the Exalted God’s manifestation. God has attributes and names that each needs a locus of manifestation to show itself. One of God’s significant names is Walī; that also needs a locus of manifestation, and Saints of Allah (awliya’ ilāhī) are the manifestations of this wilāya (sainthood, guardianship, friendship). Since one day the world and the Divine manifestations will come to an end, it is necessary that the manifestation of the name Walī would have a seal, with whose appearance the world would come to an end. As to whom this Seal will apply, mention has been made in Ibn ‘Arabī’s works of Jesus Christ (A.S.), Imam Mahdī (Aj.), and Ibn ‘Arabī himself. In this article, we intend to bring up and critique the viewpoint of Mu’ayyid al-Dīn Jandī, one of the commentators of Ibn ‘Arabī and his Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam, who firmly insisted that Ibn ‘Arabī was the Seal of the Saints, and then to prove, with a brief reference to Qayṣarī’s viewpoint, that Ibn ‘Arabī cannot be the Seal of the Saints.
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Sayyid Husayn Sayyid Musavi
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