چكيده لاتين :
Some of the researchers who have studied Ibn Arabiʹs works have said that the term "unity of being" has not been used in them, and that he himself did not believe in this theory, either. They have also added that this term has been used by the commentators and interpreters of Ibn Arabi.
In this paper, the writer has criticized this view and demonstrated that not only has he used the term "unity of being" in his works, but also he was a gnostic, believing in this theory by referring to three different pieces of evidence. They include the following :
1. Stipulations of Ibn Arabi: He has dircctly referred to the "unity of being" in two of his books, namely, Risalah jil insawwitf and Kilab al- marifat.. In some of his works, instead of the unity of being, he has used the term "onlologieal oneness" (tawhid wujudi).
2. Stipulations of Ibn Arabi s opponents: Some of his opponents, such as Ibn Taymiyyah Hanbali and Ala al- Dawlah Simnani have, introduced him as an advocate of the unity of being and, thus, excommunicated him.
3. The meaning of the unity of being in Ibn Arabi ʹs works: There arc several propositions in his works from which his commentators and even opponents inferred ihc concept of the unity of being. In this paper the
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propositions referring to the unity of being in his Fusus al - Hikam have been demonstrated through the following ways:
a) assimilation and illustration;
b) ontological propositions;
c) anthropological proposilions;
d) cosmological propositions;
e) propositions entailing the theory of manifestation and epiphany.
Key Terms: epiphany, unity of being, unity of intuition, emanation, The One, cosmology
