Ibn al-Arabi

Abu Bakr Ibn al-Arabi
Died	543H 1148
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Andalusian scholar
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunna
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Creed	Ashari
Influenced by Al-Ghazali

Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi or, in full Muḥammad b. ʿAbdallāh, Ibn al-ʿArabī al-Maʿāfirī, al-Išbīlī, Abū Bakr (Arabic: أبو بكر بن العربي‎‎ born in Sevilla in 1076 and died in Fez in 1148) was a judge and scholar of Maliki law from al-Andalus. Like Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad Ibn al-Arabi was forced to migrate to Morocco during the reign of the Almoravids. It is reported that he was a student of Al-Ghazali for some time. He was a master of Maliki Jurisprudence. His father was a student of Ibn Hazm although Ibn al-Arabi considered him to be deviated. He also contributed to the spread of Ash'ari theology in Spain. A detailed biography about him was written by his contemporary Qadi Ayyad, the famous Malikite scholar and judge from Ceuta.(died 1149). He was from the sunni part of islam unlike what is portrayed in the turkish tv show. Ertugrul gazi was also part of the sunni madhab.

Abu Bakr Ibn al-'Arabi (born 468/1076, died 543/1148) was a "Andalusian Malikite qadi". He was born in Seville Al-Andalus, a region of Spain which became a center of great civilization, particularly generated by non-Arab, non-Muslim influences. Because of this lack of Arab and Muslim scholars in the early Middle Ages, many Andalusi scholars would often travel to areas of Egypt, Arabia, and Iraq to study with Arab-Islamic scholars and finish their schooling. Ibn al-'Arabi's father (Abu Muhammand ibn al-'Arabi) was a high ranking statesman working for the Taifa king of Seville, al-Mu'tamid ibn 'Abbad (r.1069-91). However, in 1091 when Al-Andalus was taken over by the Almoravids, Ibn al-'Arabi (now 16), and his father decided to leave for a less turbulent setting (his father also had political motivations). The two al-'Arabi's traveled by ship to Egypt, and from there they turned to Jerusalem where they stayed from 1093-1096.

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