Quote of the day
I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
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







