Naẓariyyat al-ḥubb ladà Ibn ˁArabī. Ḥaqīqat nafy al-ašwāq fī Turǧumān al-ašwāq [“Love’s theory in Ibn ˁArabī. The reality of passions denial in Turǧumān al-ašwāq”]

Abstract

“Love’s theory in Ibn ˁArabī. The reality of passions denial in Turǧumān al-ašwāq”. This paper examines how the theory of love is reflected in the Andalusian sufi Ibn ˁArabī through his work Turǧumān al-ašwāq. An analysis is provided of the relationship between this work and the commentary written by the author himself with the title of Ḏaḫāˀir al-ašwāq. The paper begins investigating the reasons for the composition of the collection of poetry Turǧumān al-ašwāq, and then the formation of love elements inside it, then it analyses the position of Ibn ˁArabī regarding women in general and his beloved al-Naẓẓām in particular.