
Ibn al-'Arabi's Barzakh
The Concept of the Limit and the Relationship between God and the World
Explores the concept of the Limit (barzakh), which the great Sufi mystic Ibn al-'Arabi used to address the philosophical controversy regarding God's relationship with the world.
I have presented what I think is an essential concept in Ibn al->Arab•'s mystical
philosophy, namely, the concept of the Limit (barzakh). I have conducted this
presentation as systematically as possible and within the limitations of the subject
matter of the study. The task was not an easy one, as readers of Ibn al->Arab• can
imagine. This is not, however, to rid myself of the full responsibility for mistakes
that have been committed in the work or for the criticism that it might invoke. This
must ...