The Philosophy of Wahdat ul-Wujud (the unity of being) and Nakshbandism: Transformation Processes and Specific Features
The Language and Culture September 10, 2019 Ja'Far Xolmo'Minov
Ibn al-Arabi, known as 'The Greatest Sheikh' (1165–1240), was a major philosopher and mystic whose theosophical teachings on God reached their highest expression through the doctrine of Wahdat ul-wujud (Unity of Being) and the Theory of the Perfect Man. His ideas profoundly influenced the Muslim East and also positively affected Western philosophers. The Nakshbandi mystical tradition, founded by Hodja Yusuf Hamadani and Hodja Abdul Khaliq Gijduvani, was spiritually united by Ibn al-Arabi's philosophy. Thinkers such as Khoja Muhammad Porso Bukhari, Khoja Ubaydullah Akhror Waliy, Mawlana Abdurakhman Jomi, Alisher Navo'i, Khoja Makhdum Agzam, and Ahmad Sarhindi further developed the idea of Wahdat ul-wujud within Nakshbandism.