Ibn Arabi, Andalusian Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher (died 1240)

Ibn Arabi was an Andalusian Arab Sunni scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher who was extremely influential within Islamic thought. Out of the 850 works attributed to him, around 700 are authentic, while over 400 are still around today. His cosmological teachings became the dominant worldview in many parts of the Muslim world.