Being is subject to continual annihilation and continual renewal. Ibne Arabi says: “Man does not spontaneously arrive at a clear idea of the fact that at each ‘breath’ he is not and then again is... in ‘the Renewing of Creation at each breath’ the instant of annihilation coincides with the instant of the manifestation of its like.”

Being is subject to continual annihilation and continual renewal. Ibne Arabi says: “Man does not spontaneously arrive at a clear idea of the fact that at each ‘breath’ he is not and then again is... in ‘the Renewing of Creation at each breath’ the instant of annihilation coincides with the instant of the manifestation of its like.”

Divine knowledge leads to the realisation of ‘Fanaa'. For Ibn Arabi ‘fana' is only a process of the recognition of inmost self or the awareness of the ‘Oneness’ with God. It frees man from the bondage of ignorance.

Divine knowledge leads to the realisation of ‘Fanaa'. For Ibn Arabi ‘fana' is only a process of the recognition of inmost self or the awareness of the ‘Oneness’ with God. It frees man from the bondage of ignorance.

He is and there is with Him no before or after, nor above nor below, nor far nor near, nor union nor division, nor how nor where nor place. He is now as He was, He is the One without Oneness and the Single without singleness.

He is and there is with Him no before or after, nor above nor below, nor far nor near, nor union nor division, nor how nor where nor place. He is now as He was, He is the One without Oneness and the Single without singleness.

He is the very existence of the First and the very existence of the Last, and the very existence of the Outward and the very existence of the Inward. So that there is no first nor last, nor outward nor inward except Him, without those becoming Him or His becoming them. His veil, that is phenomenal existence, is but the concealment of His existence in His Oneness, without any attributes. In His state of unity, God exists in Himself and in His state of multiplicity, He exists through Himself.

He is the very existence of the First and the very existence of the Last, and the very existence of the Outward and the very existence of the Inward. So that there is no first nor last, nor outward nor inward except Him, without those becoming Him or His becoming them. His veil, that is phenomenal existence, is but the concealment of His existence in His Oneness, without any attributes. In His state of unity, God exists in Himself and in His state of multiplicity, He exists through Himself.

In a sense both God and man are interdependent because in His act of manifestation, God requires man reveal Himself and man depends on God, because apart from God he is nothing in himself.

In a sense both God and man are interdependent because in His act of manifestation, God requires man reveal Himself and man depends on God, because apart from God he is nothing in himself.