ahad; ahadiat; A comparative study of the views of Plotinus and the school of Ibn Arabi

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD student of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Shiraz University, shiraz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran. Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology and Islamic studies, Shiraz University, shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Although Plotinus and Ibn Arabi are two separate and independent schools of thought, their ideas about God are very similar. In such a way that some aspects of the similarity of Plotinus's unity refer to descriptive unity and others to intrinsic unity. For this reason, from both of them, the nature of God is not recognizable and does not become known to man or any other being; Also, the essence of God has true unity and other beings have unreal unity. Despite these similarities, there are also differences between the principles and ideas of these two thinkers. Plotinus considers the knowledge of one to be purely negative, and in his view positive perception is generally excluded. Ibn Arabi, on the other hand, proves positive cognition as a unit by distinguishing between descriptive unity and unity. This article is innovative in terms of examining and analyzing the differences and similarities expressed between Plotinus and Ibn Arabi's school.

Keywords

References

  1. Holy Quran.
  2. Aristotle, (1379 SH), Metaphysics, Translated by Mohammad Hassan Lotfi, Tehran: Tarh-E-No. (In persian)
  3. Bréhier, Emile, (1374 SH), The History of Philosophy, Translated by Ali Morad Davari, Tehran: University Publishing Center. (In persian)
  4. Copleston, Frederick, (1368 SH), A History of Philosophy, Translated by Seyyed Jalal-ed-Din Mojtabavi, Tehran: Scientific and Cultural Publishing Company. (In persian)
  5. Fanari, Muhammad ibn Hamza, (1374 SH), Mesbah Al-Uns, Edited by Mohammad Khajavi, Tehran: Molly Publications. (In persian)
  6. Forghani, Saeed al-Din, (1379 SH), Mashreq al-Darari, Edited by Sayyed Jalal-ed-Din Ashtiani, Qom: Islamic Propaganda Office Publishing Center. (In persian)
  7. Forghani, Saeed al-Din, (1428 AH), Muntaha Al-Madrak Fi Shahr-e Taiya Ibn Al-Farid, Edited by 'Asim Ibrahim Al-Kayali, Beirut: Daru l-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah. (In persian)
  8. Ibn Abi Jumhur, Muhammad Ibn Zayn al-Din, (1405 AH), Awali Al-Laali Al-Azizi in the religious hadiths, Qom: Sayyid al-Shuhada House. (In persian)
  9. Ibn Arabi, Muhyiddin. (n.d.), Al-Futuhat Al-Makkiyya, Beirut: Dar Al-Sadr. (In persian)
  10. Ibn-Sina, Hussein ibn Abdullah, (1418 AH), Theology from the Book of Healing, Edited by Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli, Qom: Maktab Al-Alam Al-Islami. (In persian)
  11. Jami, Abd Al-Rahman, (1370 SH), Naqd al-Nusus Fi Sharh Naqsh al-Fusus, Edited by William C. Chittick, Tehran: Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. (In persian)
  12. Jami, Abd Al-Rahman, (1383 SH), Asha't Al-Lama'aat, researchered by: Hadi Rastegar Moghaddam Gohari, Qom: Bustan Ketab. (In persian)
  13. Javadi Amoli, Abdullah, (1387 SH), Tahrir - i Tamhid al-Qawa'id, Qom, Esra Press. (In persian)
  14. Jundi, Moayed Al-Din, (1423 AH), Sharh-i Fusus al-Hikam, Edited by Sayyed Jalal-ed-Din Ashtiani, Qom: Bustan Ketab. (In persian)
  15. Kashani, Abdul Razzaq, (1370 SH), Sharh-i Fusus al-Hikam, Edited by Muhsen Bidarfar, Qum: Bidar. (In persian)
  16. Mulla Sadra, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, (1981), Al Hikmat Al Motaaliyyah fi Al Asfar Al Aghliyyah al Arbeah, Edited by Amini and Omid, Beirut: Dar. Ihyaʿ al-Turath.
  17. Plato, (n.d.), Collection of Works, Translated by Mohammad Hassan Lotfi, Tehran: Kharazmi Publication Company. (In persian)
  18. Plotinus, (1366 SH), The period of Plotinus' works, Translated by Mohammad Hassan Lotfi, Tehran: Kharazmi Publishing Company. (In persian)
  19. Plotinus, (1977), Enneads of Plotinus, Translated by Dr. Farid Jabr, Beirut: Librairie du Liban Publishers.
  20. Qunawi, Sadr al-Din, (1371 SH), Al- Resale Al-Nusūs, Edited by Seyed Jalaluddin Ashtiani, Tehran: University Publishing Center. (In persian)
  21. Qunawi, Sadr al-Din, (1375 SH), al-Nafahāt al-ilāhiyya, Edited by Mohammad Khajavi, Tehran: Molly Publications. (In persian)
  22. Sabzwari, Hadi Ibn Mahdi, (1360 SH), A Commentary on Sadra's Al-Shawahid Al-Rububiyya, Edited by Sayyed Jalal-ed-Din Ashtiani, Tehran: University Publishing Center. (In persian)
  23. Sabzwari, Hadi Ibn Mahdi, (1379 SH), Sharh Al-Manzuma, Edited by Hassanzadeh Amoli, Tehran: Nab Publishing. (In persian)
  24. Siouti, Jalal al-Din, (1404 AH), al-Adr al-Mansour fi Tafsir al-Ma'athur, Qom: Ayatollah Marashi Najafi Library. (In persian)

 

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics