البرزخ في الفكر الصّوفيّ عند محيي الدّين ابن عربيّ

Abstract

In Sufi thought, the concept of al-Barzakh [the isthmus] constitutes a complex dialectical issue within medieval Islamic Sufi literature. The Sufi mystic Muhyī al-Dīn Ibn ῾Arabī engaged with this significant, controversial subject, endowing it with a profound philosophical dimension that diverges from the interpretations found in the writings of other medieval Muslim mystics. Indeed, the notion of al-Barzakh is one of the central tenets in the intellectual framework of the esteemed scholar Muhyī Al-Dīn Ibn ῾Arabī. Through this concept, Ibn ῾Arabī conveys that al-Barzakh [the isthmus] serves as an intermediary between the worlds; a notion associated with life, death, and the phenomena that exist in the interval between them.