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Ibn Sab'in
Ibn Sab'in (1217–1271) was an Andalusian-born Arab Sufi philosopher from Murcia who wandered to Granada, Morocco, and finally Mecca, developing Ibn A…
Timeline
- 1217–1240Murcia · MurciaBorn in Murcia in eastern Al-Andalus, he received an Islamic scholarly education locally, studying logic, theology, and Sufi thought, showing early a keen interest in ontological questions.
- 1241–1250Fez · FezAfter Murcia fell to the Christian Reconquista in 1243, he went into exile in Granada and Morocco; he continued philosophical writing in Fez and elsewhere, developing Ibn Arabi's ontological thought and arguing Sufi mysticism through logic.
- 1250–1271Mecca · MeccaAfter the 1250s he moved to Mecca, continuing to teach and write in the holy city, attracting disciples from the Maghreb and the East; he died in Mecca in 1271, and his works had a profound influence on later Islamic philosophy and Sufi thought.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Ibn Sabʿīn
- The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy — Peter Adamson (2005)