Analysis of the issue of religious differences in the perspective of Ibn Arabi and Rumi based on the intertextual approach

The main purpose of this study is to compare the beliefs of Ibn Arabi and Rumi on the issue of religious differences according to Chapter 66 of the book of the conquests of Mecca by Ibn Arabi entitled " In the knowledge of the secret of the law, outwardly and inwardly, and in the knowledge of the divine name which created the law " and the story "The king of the Jews who killed the Christians is clear" was based on the intertextual approach. Intertextuality can exist not only in the structure and plot of stories but also in the thought and content of texts. The Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) have Semitic roots; they have been mixed together throughout history. Ibn Arabi and Rumi are also contemporaries of each other and the possibility of Rumi being influenced by Ibn Arabi is worth considering, therefore, the existence of intertextuality in these texts is possible at the level of thought and content. In order to achieve this, the narration of Ibn Arabi to explain the issue of differences of religions was compared with the narration of Rumi to express the same theme. This research can be said that Ibn Arabi and Rumi are of the same opinion on the issue of religious differences. Both believe that religions are in principle and do not differ, and if one is seen in religions, it is only in form and appearance. They consider the differences of religions and divisions among the ummah as the result of the oppression of the utilitarians.