1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Ibn ʿArabī was an Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher. He is renowned among practitioners of Sufism by the names al-Shaykh al-Akbar (&quot;the Greatest Shaykh&quot;; from here the Akbarian school derives its name). Timestamps 01:36 Ibn ʿArabī was born in 1165 in Andalusia whose literary history we covered in episode 35. What do we know about his socio-political context? 06:12 Ibn ʿArabī lived an iterant life and is buried in Damascus. What do we know about his life? 10:25 Ibn ʿArabī was a prolific writer. His collection of poetry is said tospan five volumes and is mostly unedited it seems. How would you characterise his literary work? 17:44 Ibn ʿArabī continues to be a decisive figure in Muslim theology. How would you characterise his literary legacy? 21:57 Finally, let's end with a sample and translation. For more on our guest, see kblankinship.com. Sponsored by&amp;nbsp;shop.ihrc.org Get 15% off with discount code AHP15 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Contact IHRC Bookshop for details. &amp;nbsp; Abbasid History Podcast http://www.AbbasidHistoryPodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21296840/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/21296840