Editing Sufism (section)

===Ibn Arabi===
[[Ibn Arabi|Ibn 'Arabi]] (or Ibn al-'Arabi) (AH 561 – AH 638; 1165–1240) was one of the most influential Sufis, revered for his profound spiritual insight, refined taste, and deep knowledge of God. Over the centuries, he has been honored with the title "The Grand Master" (Arabic: الشيخ الأكبر). Ibn Arabi founded the Sufi order known as "[[Akbarism|Al Akbariyya]]" (Arabic: الأكبرية), which remains active to this day. The order, based in Cairo, continues to spread his teachings and principles through its own sheikh. Ibn Arabi's writings, especially [[al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya]] and Fusus al-Hikam, have been studied within all Sufi orders as the clearest expression of ''[[tawhid]]'' (Divine Unity), though because of their recondite nature they were often only given to initiates. His teachings later became known as the school of ''[[wahdat al-wujud]]'' (the Oneness of Being). He himself considered his writings to have been divinely inspired. As he expressed the way to one of his close disciples, his legacy is that "you should never ever abandon your servant-hood (''ubudiyya''), and that there may never be in your soul a longing for any existing thing".<ref>K. al-Wasa'il, quoted in ''The Unlimited Mercifier'', Stephen Hirtenstein, p. 246</ref>