Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Ibn Arabi
Born: July 26, 1165
Died: November 16, 1240 (aged 75)
Bio: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibnʿArabī al-Ḥātimī aṭ-Ṭāʾī , also known simply as Shaykh Al-Akbar, "the great master", was an Arab Andalusian Sunni Scholar of Islam, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher.
Known for:
- Les illuminations de La Mecque
- The bezels of wisdom
- The Tarjumán al-ashwáq
- The Seven Days of the Heart