Ecosufism in the Thought of Ibn ʿArabī and Rūmī: Unity, Nature and Ecological Ethics in Sufi Metaphysics
Religions February 15, 2026 Büşra Çakmaktaş
This article examines the ontological and ethical foundations of ecosufism through the views articulated by Muḥyiddīn Ibn ʿArabī (d. 638 AH/1240 CE) and Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d. 672 AH/1273 CE) in their major works. Its central argument is that these two foundational figures of Sufi metaphysics offer a coherent, theocentric account of the human–nature relationship grounded in the...