%0 Journal Article %T Ibn Arabi’s Unity and Its Relationship with the Problem of “the Other” %J Philosophy of Religion %I University of Tehran %Z 2008-7063 %A Rastaei, Hamedeh %A Asadi, Mohammad Reza %D 2019 %\ 09/23/2019 %V 16 %N 3 %P 375-388 %! Ibn Arabi’s Unity and Its Relationship with the Problem of “the Other” %K Ibn Arabi %K Unity %K Multiplicity %K The other %R 10.22059/jpht.2019.267293.1005603 %X Although “the other” has not been discussed by Muslim thinkers as an independent topic, the potential of its discussion exists in all intellectual schools of the Muslim world in general, and in Islamic mysticism in particular. Accordingly, the question on “the other” can be applied to Ibn Arabi’s works – as the representative sample of Islamic mysticism – to explore the foundations of his thought in this regard. As the most important basis of Ibn Arabi’s worldview, the unity of being can be seen in each and every part of his mystic system, and is among the main principles that determine his treatment of the discussions on “the other”. With regard to the ontological discussions, the right and the creation are the different interpretations of the same reality; when the unity aspect of this reality is intended, it turns to be the right, and when the multiplicity aspect is noted, it turns to be creation. However, the most comprehensive view to the world of being is the simultaneous consideration of unity and multiplicity. Despite the acceptance of multiplicity, this comprehensive view adopts a unity stance that surpasses those multiplicities. This way, this combined view sets the ground for the acceptance of “the other” despite all conflicts and disagreements. With its expansion to the domain of epistemology, this attitude elucidates the specific approach taken by Ibn Arabi to the epistemic conflicts. %U https://jpht.ut.ac.ir/article_72104_f19f21c59f89b014364948526c4437cd.pdf