Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
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