The Sufis’ and Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s Attitudes Towards the Pillars of Islam 118 For instance, the unity of existence ( waḥdat al - wujūd ) is only one way or aspect to explain the structure of the cosmos Also along with the orthodox view of creation, which is expressed, inter alia, through using the term creation ( khalq ) , we find the Neoplatonist cosmogony that places the Logos as the first phase of emanation . It is worth noting that when Ibn al - ‘Arabī speaks of perspectives regarding the Real, he is referring to God’s names and attributes From the perspective of His essence, the Divine is not limited by any aspect, 153 because His essence is absolutely unknown to the human being Corbin states that creation in Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s thought means God’s self - manifestation There is a mutual relationship between the Real and the humans The Real bestows on people existence and they make Him become manifest . According to Corbin, this idea is fundamental to the notion of prayer in Ibn al - ‘...
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