The Internalization of God in the School of Ibn Arabì (A Glance at Theory of the God Created in Belief)

According to the school of Ibn 'Arabì, mystical experiences are dependent on two factors: an active factor, which is the manifestation of God, and a passive factor, which is the internal capacity and eternal archetype of the mystic, and which we name 'the internalization of God (the object of worship)'. In this case, the mystical experiences of imaginal forms and their expression in the mind are also influenced by the beliefs, presuppositions and expectations of the individual. The fact that everyone, whether ordinary believer or mystic, worships his own personal God has been expressed in the school of Ibn 'Arabì in the form of the principle named 'The god created in belief.' (al-ilåh al-makhlĩq fil-itiqåd) and 'the God of idea's (al-ilåh al-mutaqad), and this idea has a fundamental role in the theoretical and practical doctrines of Ibn 'Arabì.This article discusses the meaning, significance and foundations of this principle in the school of Ibn 'Arabì.