Gisouderaz and Criticizing Ibn Arabi's Theory of Unity of Existence

Unity of existence theory is one of the fundamental ideas of Muslim mystics who are referred to the first centuries of the formation of Islamic mysticism in their speeches and writings.With the advent of Ibn Arabi in the seventh century, this theory received more accurate and consistent analysis and explanations andformed the main themes of Sufism.After Ibn Arabi, Qunawi and other commentators of his ideas, addressed establish and rational analysis of the theory of unity of existence. Therefore mystics accepted Ibn Arabi’s ideas pervasively. Meantime, Sayyid Mohammad Gisouderaz, one of the significant mystics of Indian subcontinent in the ninth century, seriously opposed Ibn Arabi’s the unity of existence.
After narrating a brief biography of him in this paper, it is attempted to study his critics toward Ibn Arabi’s unity of existence. Gisouderaz criticized Ibn Arabi’s unity of existence through these issues: 1. Dominant purifying atmosphere on his ideas, 2.his view toward separation of beliefs of Islam from Hinduism, 3. Fail to reach Ibn Arabi’s viewpoint about the absolute existence of Allah, and 4. Confusion of credits of existence.