Annotated Research Papers

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LIFTING THE VEIL: To What Extent Does Ibn Arabi’s Mysticism of Unveiling Correlate with Neuroscience of Intuition?

I was invited to annotate this Dissertation submitted for the degree of MSc in Science and Religion at The University of Edinburgh, Department of Divinity, by its author, between the dissertation and our annotations, we would consider this a comprehensive coverage of the deeper subjects on this website, with the exception of a few areas, hence it is one of the best starting points possible to our work. Abstract: The aim of this dissertation is to bring Ibn Arabi’s Sufism into interaction and dialogue with neuroscientific study through looking at the topic of intuition. The two approaches to understanding intuition will be compared in a way where Ibn Arabi’s concept of unveiling (kashf) is defined as a type of intuition concerned on spiritual matters, whereas the type of intuitions addressed by neuroscience is worldly in its nature. Unveiling is the topic around which the whole dissertation builds and due to its divine nature, it is not only related to intuition, but also to spiritual experience. The origin and function of intuition will be discussed through asking the following questions 1.) Who are we in relation to God and the cosmos? 2.) How we acquire knowledge and what true knowledge is and? 3) Can we improve, as well as what is our goal?

DEATH AND THE WORLD OF IMAGINATION: IBN AL-ARABI’S ESCHATOLOGY

In this work you will learn to what extent our scholars considered the universe and what they understood about the subatomic and its relation to human consciousness: Teachings about eschatology or the “return” (al-ma’tad) to God make up the third of the three principles of Sunni Islam, after Divine Unity (al-tawhììd) and prophecy (al-nubuwwa). Those Sufis who discuss eschatology cover a wide variety of topics, two of the most important being the “voluntary return” (al-ruju al-ikhtiyari) and the “compulsory return” (al-ruju al-idfirari)1; the first deals with the path of attaining spiritual perfection in this life, the second with the nature of physical death and bodily resurrection.2 The great Ibn al-Arabi (d. 638/1240) discusses both topics voluminously and sets the stage for all subsequent treatments by Sufis, philosophers, and theologians down to recent times. In the present article an attempt will be made to outline a few of his teachings on the compulsory return and suggest how they fit into his overall world view.

Related Material and Video’s

You Don’t Have Free Will, But Don’t Worry: (https://youtu.be/zpU_e3jh_FY) This what we have been saying in our work for the past 10 years, in the words of the Prophet of Allah (q) it is 50/50, 50% deterministic, and 50% free will. Let Me explain, Your will exists in the systems of the universe, it is deterministic as much as it relies on them to exist, and it is free as much as you can make a choice, it is not a will free from the universe which is how most people assume it, i.e. free from all things/influence. Consciousness is the most free thing in the universe, it is your reality as you determined it, and the universe is your slave, (your will exists in that reality).

Is Time Real: (https://youtu.be/PdL8CudJTcs) Ibn Arabi (q) on Time, this is what He (q) meant. Time is a component of reality, the existence of time dilation proves the existence of time as something quantitative, that time in one place can be different than in another, Time on earth flows differently than on the Sun or in a Blackhole, this is not theory but the reality of the place you exist in.

The Mathematics of Consciousness: (https://youtu.be/efVBUDnD_no) She is generally in the right direction but limits it to the functions of the brain, (she’s very intelligent). The Mathematics of Consciousness should be about the electromagnetic fields of each organ, information passed on along those to each other, and how each organ is influenced by what it is sensing along them from the rest of the body. This is the highest reality of man’s physiology, consciousness is a framework within that relating to the intellect and functions of the brain, fields do not exist independent of each other in the same location. A complete treatment of the subject would consider that the body has more than one type subatomic field and is rather fields within fields going into subatomic space. (She’s really cool@ 4:30), that is almost where I am. Subatomic influences rise up from the subatomic depths, they do not hit you at surface level like a compass and its needle, especially spiritual influences. To understand the reality of Ibn Arabi’s (q) work you need to understand this, your consciousness is a state of matter governed by the laws of the universe, it is the sum total of your bodies subatomic fields from the surface of the subatomic world to its depths where your soul is.

How Does Gravity Warp the Flow of Time?: (https://youtu.be/GKD1vDAPkFQ) Time Dilation is a thing, that is the flow of time on earth is different than in space, than on the Sun or in a black hole, this is because time and space are one thing, we call spacetime, and anything that warps space around it like the Mass of a planet or Sun also changes the rate of time in that area, understand, time is a created thing and is subject to the laws of the universe.

A Star Dragging The Fabric of The Universe: (https://youtu.be/v30oszbPH-k) Severe time dilation, more ways the Universe is messing with reality.

Consciousness As a State of Matter: (https://youtu.be/MjhEtqhUZkY) Consciousness as a state of matter, should be a “no brainer”, all things are made of something and that thing is particles, even our thoughts, while we mainly use this statement to point out this simple reality in our work, Physacissts go further and say it is a state, this is exactly what Imam Ghazali says in His niche of lights, Ibn Arabi in his works and Rumi likewise, all the great scholars understood this reality and either wrote about it or built upon its understanding.

Papers About Ibn Arabi (q) We Hope to Annotate In The Future