For many in the West, their first encounter with the 13th-century sufi mystic Ibn Arabi will be in the Turkish drama 'Resurrection: Ertugrul,' available on Netflix, where he is portrayed as a wandering spiritual master and adviser, always ready to dispense with the perfect wisdom in any given situation. But who was Ibn Arabi in real life? And why is he called the "Greatest Master"?

Today on MindMatters, we interview Stephen Hirtenstein, editor of the Journal of the Ibn Arabi Society, co-founder of Anqa Publishing, and author of several translations of Ibn Arabi's works as well as the book we discuss today: 'The Unlimited Mercifier: The Spiritual Life and Thought of Ibn Arabi.' We discuss some of Ibn Arabi's major works, the visions that inspired them, his own remarkable spiritual development, and some of the core meanings unveiled in his prolific output.

Anqa Publishing: https://anqa.co.uk/ and bookstore: https://anqa.bookstore.ipgbook.com/

Ibn Arabi Society: https://ibnarabisociety.org/

Opening clip: Ertugrul seeks Ibn Arabi's counsel in 'Resurrection: Ertugrul' season one:    • Ertugrul seeks Ibn Arabi's counsel - ...  

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