Al-Būsnawī’s Thought

The major feature of al-Būsnawī’s thought is the depth and subtlety of his understanding of the metaphysical dialectic of the Oneness of Being (waḥdat al-wujūd), and the extraordinary clarity with which he was able to interpret works by Ibn al-ʿArabī, Rūmī and other authors for his audience. As Ceyhan observes (p. 37 n. 4), al-Būsnawī ‘managed to synthesise the wisdom of Ibn al-ʿArabī, al-Qūnawī and Mawlānā at a very…