THE DIVINE NAMES IN IBNʿARABĪ’S THEORY OF THE ONENESS OF EXISTENCE | MAKOTO SAWAI | 2014

Ibn al-Arabi, a prominent Sufi mystic and philosopher, explored the concept of God’s divine names in several of his writings. One of these texts, known as “Self Manifestation of Divine Names,” delves into the hierarchy of these beautiful names. This particular work was composed around 596 CE in Eastern Andalusia.

In addition to “Self Manifestation of Divine Names,” Ibn al-Arabi also discussed this topic in three other texts: parts of “The Book of the Fabulous Gryphon,” “The Composition of the Columns and Circles,” and two chapters from “The Meccan Revelations.”

The passage we’re focusing on here likely originated in Tunis around 598 CE, during Ibn al-Arabi’s interactions with his teacher and friend, Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Mahdawi.