Sirāt al-Mustaqīm in the Qur anic Exegeses and Ibn Arabi's Works

Throughout history, Sufis have made substantial contributions to Islamic culture and the Qur’anic sciences, investigating different subjects using exegesis and interpretation. Among them is sirāt al-mustaqīm (literally the right path) which has, thus, undergone continuous evolution and been accompanied by concepts such as insān al-kāmil (literally the perfect man) which were formulated by Sufi masters like Ibn Arabi. This article is an attempt to investigate sirāt and sirāt al-mustaqīm in the Qurani’c discourse and its exegeses as well as Sufi works, including Ibn Arabi’s. Finally, the two approaches are compared and contrasted.