RT Article
T1 Prophetic models in Islamic and Christian spiritualiy in the thought of Ibn 'Arabi and Meister Eckhart
JF Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
VO 15
IS 1
SP 147
OP 162
A1 Anwar, Etin
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2004
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/597088845
AB A comparative study of Moses, Jesus and Muhammad in Christianity and Islam reveals common background, basic similarities, and differences. Ibn Arabī (d. 1240) and Meister Eckhart (d. 1327) regard Moses and Jesus not only as prophetic models but also as mystical examples for the Mūsāwī type of saints and ‘Jesus‐like’ (‘Īsāwī) saints in both traditions. However, the two experts understandably differ with regard to the divine nature of Jesus. Eckhart considers Christ as the image of God (imago Dei), ‘the Only‐Begotten Son of God’, while Ibn Arabī perceives Jesus as having both a human nature (nāsūt) and a divine nature (lāhūt). Eckhart sees Jesus as the best model, but Ibn Arabī sees the best model as Muhammad. Eckhart regards Jesus as the source of existence, whereas Ibn Arabī perceives Muhammad as the source of the chain of prophecy and sainthood, wihc derives from the Muhammadan reality (aqīqa Muammadiyya).
K1 Islam
K1 Christentum
K1 Mystik
K1 Eckhart/Meister Eckhart
K1 Mittelalter
K1 Hoch
K1 Christianity
K1 Mysticism
K1 Middle Ages
K1 high
DO 10.1080/09596410310001631885