Ibn Arabi Quotes
Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi was an Andalusian Sufi philosopher, mystic, and poet, often called the Greatest Master. Born in Murcia, he traveled extensively through North Africa and the Near East, settling at last in Damascus. The quotes below are attributed to Ibn Arabi, organized by topic.
Ibn Arabi on God
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Attributed to Ibn Arabi:
“When my Beloved appears, with what eye do I see Him? With His eye, not with mine, for none sees Him except Himself.”
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“There is no being but God.”
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“The Real is the inward of every outward and the outward of every inward.”
Ibn Arabi on Love
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Attributed to Ibn Arabi:
“My heart can take on any form: a meadow for gazelles, a cloister for monks, a temple for idols, the Kaaba of the pilgrim, the tablets of the Torah, the scrolls of the Quran. My creed is Love; wherever its caravan turns along the way, that is my belief.”
Ibn Arabi on Mind
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Attributed to Ibn Arabi:
“He who knows himself knows his Lord.”
Ibn Arabi on Truth
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Attributed to Ibn Arabi:
“Beware of confining yourself to a particular belief and denying all else, for much good would elude you.”