The gods you worship is under my feet Muhammad Ibn Arabi

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"The god you worship is under my feet!"

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Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-

Arabi, Abu Bakr Muhyi al-Din al-Hatimi

al-Tai al-Andalusi al-Mursi al-Dimashqi,

known as

Ibn Arabi

(560A.H - 638A.H)

(July 28, 1165 CE - November 10, 1240 CE)

A warning !

by Ibn `Arabi Ibn Arabi stated:

It is not permissible for those that donot understand our terminologies tostudy our books

(Al-Fatw al-Hadthiyya, pg 211, Al-Fikr) Complex books:

Those that discuss the concepts of Tasawwuf and other intricate issues. Thesebooks should not be studied alone. The tutelage and guidance of a competentScholar should be sought.

Sheikh Alt Arabi of Spain had nochildren.

At the instance of a Majzoob, heapproached Hazrat Ghos ul Azam (RA) forhisblessings and prayers for a son.

Hazrat said I have one more son yet unborn inmy destiny. I give it to you. Rub your back

against mine and name him when born Mohammad Mohiyuddin (TheReviver of Religion). He would rise up to be a Qutub of his time.

The child was eventually born and was named accordingly. He became a greatphilosopher and attained high spiritual advancement. He gained the title ofSheikh al Akbar and is commonly known as Ibn-al-Arabi.


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His Doctrine (Aqda)

His greatest and best-known work is his last, al-Futuhatal-Makkiyya (The Meccan Conquests) which beginswith a statement of doctrine translated in the presentvolume about which al-Safadi said: I saw that from

beginning to end it consists in the doctrine ofAbu al-Hasan al-Ashariwithout any difference whatsoever.

[In al-Suyuti, Tanbih al-Ghabi (p. 71).]

One day in Damascus he saw an imam-a

lover of money, not of Allah-leading a whole

congregation of people who also had the

love of money in their hearts.

He called to them from the door, saying,

"I am treading upon the god you

worship; he is under my feet!"

The congregation left their prayer to curse

him and beat him.

Some say he died from the wounds he received on this occasion.?

The scholars eventually had their revenge.

His grave later became the site of a garbage dump. So it remained until the Ottoman

Sultan, Selim I, the Resolute, took the city of

Damascus.

Sultan Selim believed that Ibn `Arabi hadpredicted his conquest of the Near East and Egypt

in an essay called "Shajarat al nu `maniyyahfi

dawlat al-uth maniyyah," which described the

Ottoman state long before it existed.

In that essay it was also written, "Idha

dakhalassinufish-shin, yash'aru qabra

Muhyiddin"

("When the letter `S' enters the letter `Sh,'

Muhyiddin's tomb will be discovered.")


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The learned men in the Ottomancourt interpreted the letter"S" as

standing forSelim and the letter"Sh"

as the city of Sham, or Damascus.They informed the Sultan that he would

discover the saint's tomb when he

conquered Damascus.

Indeed, when Selim entered Damascus,the first thing he did was to search. He

found the lost grave covered with

garbage.

The great warrior wept and ordered a

tomb and mosque built on the site.

Then he commissioned Shaikh Makki, one of

the greatest theologians of the time, to write

a book on Ibn Àrabi's life and works.

Shaikh Makkiwrote al-Janib al-gharbifi

mushkilat Ibn al Àrabi, attempting to clarifysome of the misunderstandings about Ibn

Àrabi's thoughts in a language even

narrow-mindedpeople would understand.

Other scholars of the time were encouragedby the sultan to writeforty commentaries on

the Fusus al-Hikam.

Sultan Selim also visited the mosque where

the was buried in the quarter of attackthat

may have caused the saint's death had

occurred.He found the spot where the

Shaikh had said,

"The god you worship is undermy feet!"

and had it excavated.

A treasure of gold coins was discovered.


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May Allah have mercy on the soul of Muhyiddin Ibn `Arabi, and may He be

pleased with him and bestow peace upon his soul.

May the Creator of All, Master of the universes seen and unseen, known andunknown, Allah-free of all fault, heedlessness, defect and deficiency, pure and most

holy, knower and container of all things, the Lord who preserves us from all disasters

and calamities-bestow His blessings and grace upon our Master Muhammad, upon his

family and companions."

Excerpt from:Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi What the Seeker NeedsTranslated byTosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-HalvetiandRabia Terri Harris al-Jerrahi


(Edited by ADHM)

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Muhyiddin, Ibn Arabi


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Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle recited the Verse: "It is He Who sent down upon you the Book, in which some

verses have clear meaning, they are the substance of the Book, and others are those, in the meaning of which there is

doubt. Those in whose hearts there is perversity pursue doubtful one desiring deviation and searching their own

viewpoint of it, and its right interpretation is known to Allah alone. And those of firm knowledge say, 'We believedin it, all is from our Lord and none accept admonition save men of understanding". (3.7) Then Allah's Apostle said,

"If you see those who follow thereof that is not entirely clear, then they are those whom Allah has named [as having

deviation (from the Truth)] 'SO BEWARE OF THEM'. [Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Number 70]

The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Allah will never allow my Ummah to unite uponmisguidance and incorrect beliefs. Allah's mercy, blessings and protection are with the largest group of Muslims.

And he who deviates from this largest group of Muslims will be thrown into Hell."[Tirmidhi]

...The Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) remarked: "Leave him, as his slaying will serve no goodpurpose, as he is not the only individual but there are a host of others like him and if you compare their prayers and

fasting to that of yours, you yourself will feel ashamed.These are the people who will recite the Quran but it will notgo beyond their throats, with all these apparent virtues they will leave the fold of Deen just like the arrow leaves the

bow."[Miskhat Shareef, PP. 535 ] - [Saheeh al-Bukhari, Vol:4, H558,807,808 & Vol:6, H577,578 & Vol:9, H527]

When Abu Umama saw the heads of the rebels hoisted on poles in Damascus he wept and said: "The dogs of the

people of the Fire."

Then he was asked: "Is this from you or from the Messenger of Allah"? He said: "From the Messenger of Allah, andI have heard him say it not once (but more), nor twice (but more), nor three times (but more)" until he reached seven

times. Then he was asked about his weeping and he said: "Out of compassion for them. They used to be Muslim and

they became kafir." [Narrated by Tirmidhi (hasan), Ibn Majah, and Ahmad through several chains. [Sahih At-

Tirmithi, Ibn Majah, Ahmad bin Hanbal]

Hazrat Abu Huzaifa(Radiallahu Anhu) narrates a Hadith concerning the leaders of the mischief makers: "I swear

by Allah that the Holy Prophet (Sallalaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has not left out a single leader of Fitna from this day

to the Day of Qiyamah. Their followers would number 300 or more and further gave their names and that of their

tribe." [Abu Dawood]

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