Love in the Teachings of Ibn ‘Arabī - Hany T. A. Ibrahim
Love in the Qur’ān, the Sunnah, and Early Sufism
Love in the Teachings of Ibn ‘Arabī - Hany T. A. Ibrahim
Hany T. A. Ibrahim [+]
University of Calgary and Mount Royal University
Hany T.A. Ibrahim obtained his PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Calgary. He has taught at King AbdulAziz University in Jeddah, KSA and is currently teaching Islamic and Arabic Studies at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. He is a specialist in pre-modern Islamic thought, Arabic Sufi literature, Arabic language, modern Arabic literature, and Islamic art and architecture.
Description
This chapter examines the different themes of love as expressed in the Qur’ān and the sayings of the Prophet. It outlines the scriptural origins of these themes and examines the earliest Sufi philosophies of love, all of which would later be expressed in a more developed manner in Ibn ‘Arabī’s writings.