al-Shaykh Ibn 'Arabi and Wahdah al-Wujud
Shaykh Ibn 'Arabi and Wahdah al-Wujud *note: some of the letter "y" may refer to "h", such as kashf as kasyf, Sha'rani as Sya'rani. *the following is a translation from the Malay Language towards Nusantara, ie Malay Archipelago. 1. Introduction Al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Arabi Rahimahullah(Rh) was a great thinker in the history of Islamic thought, especially in the field of Tasawwuf/Sufism. By leaving hundreds of works, he was able to form a very large influence in the stream of Islamic mysticism. His great influence and his thought which is considered controversial has forced many great scholars to enter polemic in discussing his position and the position of his thought in Islam until the birth of three groups of scholars. 1.1 The first is the group of scholars who oppose, criticize, declared him as deviant, and some even disbelieved (takfir) al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Arabi. 1.2 The second is the scholars who took a stand in support of the opinions of al-Shaykh Ibn '...