An introduction to Theology, Cosmology and Anthropology of Ibn-e Arabi

This article discusses Ibn-e Arabi's viewpoint about God, world and human. In Ibn-e Arabi's viewpoint, God has two levels of essence and attributes. His essence are beyond human knowledge. The essence of God is like hidden treasure that has appeared in levels of immutable essences (A'yān-e Sābeteh) or most holy emanation (Feyze Aqdas) and holy emanation (Feyze Moqaddas). According to the emanation theory from the creator to the creature, the world has five stages (holiness/Hazrat) that any stage in relation to superior stages is like shadow, illusion and idea. So according to this theory, the world is always in creation and annihilation. The place of human in this world is last in the genesis of phenomena and is first in the science of God. In this way, human (perfect man) that is comprising two worlds (visible and invisible world) and comprising two seas (right and creation), is the brightest mirror in reflecting divine names and attributes.