Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi was born in Mursiya (Murcia), Andalusia (present-day Spain) on 27 Ramadan 560 (Hijri) during the Almohad period. He came to Isbiliye (present-day Sevilla) with his family at the age of 8 for an unknown reason (probably because of his father's civil service). His family belonged to the Arabian Tayy tribe. Although not much is known about their immediate ancestors, it is understood that they were influential and respected by their parents. Among his relatives were people who had sufistic knowledge. He did his primary education in this city, and stayed here for a long time. He became friends with a young Sufi named 'Ahmed Ibnu'l-Athirî' when he was a child. According to the records about Ibnu'l-Arabi, Ibnu'l-Arabi, who was taken to Halvet for a while during this education, came out of his seclusion with various information he gained through exploration. After staying for a while in Andalusia, he went on a trip. He went to Damascus, Baghdad and Mecca and met with well-known scholars and sheiks there. He met with Ibn Rushd in 1182. He describes this meeting in his work. sozkimin.com These are the years when Ibn Rushd was famous for saying that knowledge can be obtained through reason. The 17-year-old young Muhyiddin believed that true knowledge did not only come from our minds, but that such knowledge could be obtained more through inspiration and discovery.
 

Works:

The Seal of the Qur'an/Hatmu'l

In Fütühat-ı Mekkiye

Self and Man

Beachless Sea