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Is Ibn Arabi an infidel and a heretic as some scholars say, or is he a Mujtahid as others say, and does his belief in the Oneness of Existence make him an infidel?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Ibn ʿArabi is one of the imams of deviation and misguidance, and he has blasphemous statements, among them his assertion of Pharaoh's faith, which is a known disbelief by necessity in the religion of Islam, unprecedented before him. Ibn Daqiq al-ʿId described him as an evil, lying shaykh who claims the world is pre-eternal and does not forbid illicit sexual relations, and also mentioned his story with the jinn. A number of judges issued fatwas that his book, "Al-Fusus," contains major disbelief. Ibn Hisham al-Ansari said that the book "Fusus al-Hikam" is a book of misguidance and falsehood. Al-Dhahabi said that whoever deeply examines "Al-Fusus" will realize that its author is either one of the Unionists, or that his sayings are among the most egregious forms of disbelief, and that it is better for a Muslim to live in ignorance than with this gnosis. Al-Biqaʿi authored a work declaring Ibn ʿArabi a disbeliever. And Ibn ʿArabi is a proponent of the blasphemous doctrine of the unity of existence (Wahdat al-Wujud).

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