Ibn Sab īn on the Ladder of  Unity of Being or  Absolute Unity of Being

In the history of Islamic thought, the conflicting views of the believers of “unity of being” have led to different interpretations, in as much as, some of these believers have claimed the novelty and uniqueness of their own theories. As a prominent example Ibn Sab‘īn, a controversial Andalusian mystic, regards his theory of “absolute unity of being” as an essentially distinguished theory in the history of Islamic thought. Examining this claim, this article has arrived to the conclusion that it is not true. In fact, his theory is the continuation of the tradition of Muslim mystics.