Passage of Andalusian Philosophy to Anatolia

Islamic philosophy; 7-12 AD. It emerged and spread in a wide geography, where the religion of Islam was accepted between the 19th century and in which there were different nations. The creation of thinking products on Ancient Greek philosophy by Islamic thinkers caused the West to be influenced by Ancient Greek philosophy again, and this situation paved the way for the emergence of the Renaissance in the West over time. The favorable environment in terms of science in the Islamic geography enabled various scientific and philosophical studies to be carried out apart from Islamic sciences. Islamic philosophy is not just a philosophy developed by Muslims. Philosophical studies made by philosophers who belong to different religions or who do not belong to any religion living in the Islamic geography are also examined under Islamic philosophy.

Travels of İbnü'l-Arabî: İbnü'l-Arabî first left Andalusia when he was thirty-six years old and went to Tunisia. He stayed here for a while and talked to the Sufis. Two years later he returned to Isbiliye (Seville). Afterwards, he stayed in Morocco for four years, where he went several times. Here, too, he met many Sufis. After leaving Morocco, he moved to Granada and Cordoba. This was his last residence in the European continent, where he was born and raised. He set out for the East in 596 (1200), with a spiritual sign he said he received while in Merakesh. After making his first pilgrimage to Mecca, he returned to North Africa. Ibn 'Arabi went back to Tunisia in 597 (1201) and left Tunisia to go on a pilgrimage that same year. He first went to Egypt and from there to Jerusalem. He set out on foot from Jerusalem to Mecca. He visited the tomb of the Prophet in Medina and reached Mecca. He started to write his famous work al-Fütûhâtü'l-Makkiyye while he was in Mecca. After staying in Mecca for about two and a half years, Ibn al-Arabi joined a pilgrimage caravan and went to Baghdad. He resided here for twelve days and went to Mosul and had conversations with some scholars in Mosul. İbnü'l-Arabî, who stayed in Mosul for about a year, wrote his work called et-Tenezzülâtü'l-Mevṣıliyye on the secrets of worship here.

Ibnu'l-Arabi's Journey to Anatolia: . Ibn al-Arabi came to Malatya via Urfa, Diyarbakir and Sivas in 602/1202. During his journey from Baghdad, Sadreddin Konevi's father, Mecdüddin İshak, was accompanying him. Meanwhile, when I. Gıyâseddin Keyhusrev, who ascended the throne of Anatolian Seljuks for the second time, invited his old friend Mecdüddin İshak to Konya, İbnü'l-Arabî went to Konya with him. During his travels, Ibn al-Arabi had the opportunity to chat with many scholars and wrote many works. In these works, it is possible to find traces of his dreams and the information that inspired him. Today, it is still interested in the examination of these works and researches are made about him. In this respect, Ibn al-Arabi is a person who has a very important place in the history of Islam.