The Philosophy of Wahdat ul-Wujud (the unity of being) and Nakshbandism: Transformation Processes and Specific Features

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.

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Ibn al-Arabiy Abu Bakr Mukhammad is a scholar of mysticism the great philosopher, theologian, the poet, one of the greatest philosophers of the philosophy of the Irfon, influenced by Hakim At-Termizi’s views, known in the Muslim East as “Sheikh ul-Akbar” – “The Greatest Sheikh” (1165-1240) reached its highest level through the theosophical teachings of God. Ibn al-Arabi’s Theory of Wahdat ul-wujud - the Unity of Being and the Theory of the Perfect Man has encompassed the entire Muslim East and has had a positive effect on the views of Western philosophers as well. Also, the Tariqat (of mysticism was founded by Hodja Yusuf Hama-dani and Hodja Abdul Khaliq Gijduvani (1103-1218). The doctrine that united the regions spiritually is also influenced by Ibn al-Arabi’s philosophy of Wahdat ul-wujud. The great thinkers and thinkers of Khoja Muhammad Porso Bukhari, Khoja Ubaydullah Akhror Waliy, Mawlana Abdurakhman Jomi, Alisher Navo'i, Khoja Makhdum Agzam and Ahmad Sarhindi developed the idea of Wahdat ul-wujud with the Nakshbandism.