1- What is your viewpoint on whether Ibn Arabi was a Shia or Sunni?2- Can all of the many things he has said that are in contradiction with the fundamentals of the Shia school of thought be considered out of dissimulation and not being aware of the truth and weakness in understanding?

The complicated personality and his attitude towards different great personalities of different sects has made it difficult to determine what sect Ibn Arabi belonged to, thus there are different viewpoints on this issue. Some say he was Sunni, some say he was a twelve imamer Shia, some say he was an Ismaili Shia, some say he was a Maleki, some say he was higher than to have been affiliated to any sect and some even say he didn’t belong to any particular sect. Nevertheless, his works and writings imply that he was a Hanbali Sunni, showing tendency to some Shia beliefs at times as well.It should be noted that some, like Sheikh Baha’i, consider him to be Shia. In this case, one has no choice but to say that the things he sometimes says that are in total contradiction with fundamental beliefs of the Shia are all out of dissimulation. .

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