Ibn Sab'īn ( ar, محمدبن عبدالحق بن سبعين ') was an
Arab
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Sufi philosopher, the last
philosopher of the
Andalus in the west land of
Islamic world. He was born in 1217 in
Spain
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and lived in
Ceuta
Ceuta (, , ; ar, سَبْتَة, Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa.
Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territorie ...
. He was known for his replies to questions sent to him by
Frederick II, ruler of
Sicily
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. He died in 1271 in
Mecca
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. He was also known for his knowledge of the "hidden sciences" and was well versed in knowledge of Islam and of other religions.
His school is a combination of philosophical and
Gnostic
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thoughts.
He was recognized by
Michele Amari
Michele Amari (7 July 1806 – 16 July 1889) was a Sicilian patriot, historian and orientalist.
Biography
Born at Palermo son of Ferdinando and Giulia Venturelli, he devoted a great part of his life to the history of Sicily. Amari was also a ...
as the author, among others, of the responses to the famous ''
Sicilian Questions
''Sicilian Questions'' (المسائل الصقلية, al-Masāʼil al-Ṣiqilliyya, in Arabic) is the name of Ibn Sab'in's masterpiece, one of the leading representatives of the Andalusian mystic of the 13th century. This work contains the answ ...
'' of
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Luisa Arvide
Luisa Arvide Cambra (born in Almeria, Spain, August 10, 1956) is a Doctor in Arabic Studies with an Extraordinary Degree Award and Special Award Doctorate. She has taught at the University of Granada and University of Almeria, and from September ...
, ''Las Cuestiones Sicilianas'' de Ibn Sabin, GEU, Granada 2009 (in Arabic and Spanish).
Notes
1217 births
1271 deaths
13th-century Arabs
Sufi mystics
Islamic philosophers
Philosophers of Al-Andalus
Sufis of Al-Andalus
13th-century Sufis
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