Author

• Dāwood Esparham

Abstract

Number 28 is a code related to 28-day cycle of moon which is highly reflected in Ibn ‘Arabi’s viewpoint. Most aspects of Ibn ‘Arabi’s thought are affected by this code. In his works, Ibn ‘Arabi has attempted to decode this number and express its effect on celestial and divine aspects of human. This is mostly revealed in Fusous al-Hikam (=Seals of Wisdom) which was presented in 28 chapter on the basis of levels of existence. Each level of existence is formed based on a divine person that is symbol of one of the divine names. So, the relationship between that perfect man and his relevant level of existence is required to be observed. Ibn ‘Arabi’s cosmological knowledge and his examination of the relationship between words and numbers result in specific situation. The present study sought to investigate one aspect of Ibn ‘Arabi’s examination of number and words as related to comparison of moon and perfect man.

Keywords

• Ibn ‘Arabi
• Moon
• Perfect Man
• Number 28
• Levels of Existence
• Divine names
• Constellations