Ibn ʿArabī (1165-1240) and Rūmī (1207-1273) on the Question of Evil: Discontinuities in Sufi Metaphysics
This article compares and contrasts Ibn ʿArabī’s and Rūmī’s accounts of evil. Ibn ʿArabī explains the existence of evil as a consequence of both metaphysical necessity and God’s volitional act. Evil is the inevitable ‘shadow’ of existence implied by the Infinity of God, and God’s mercy existentiates...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2017]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2017, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-311 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BJ Islam KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages |
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Ibn ʿArabī
B Islam B Evil B Theodicy B Rūmī B Sufism |
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