Tanbih al-Ghabi bi-Tabri'at Ibn 'Arabi


Tanbih al-Ghabi bi-Tabri'at Ibn 'Arabi is a booklet written by the Shafi'i-Ash'ari scholar Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti as a response to the book by Burhan al-Din al-Biqa'i in which al-Suyuti defended Ibn 'Arabi against his critics in general, and against accusations of heresy and unbelief by al-Biqa'i in particular. Al-Suyuti said:

Summary

In this book, al-Suyuti refuted the criticisms and accusations against Ibn 'Arabi, which, according to him, were caused due to misunderstandings and misinterpretations, or due to the distortion and alteration of Ibn 'Arabi's books and statements by the heretics and blasphemers. Al-Suyuti tried to demonstrate the veracity of the sainthood of Ibn 'Arabi and stated that, though Ibn 'Arabi was a great saint, but the reading of his writings should be forbidden to incompetent people and disciples ignorant of.
Al-Suyuti cites from Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani's list in ', the scholars who praised Ibn 'Arabi and/or considered him one of the righteous saints of God, such as the following:

Critical response

The Hanafi scholar Ibrahim al-Halabi wrote a critical reply to al-Suyuti, entitled Tasfih al-Ghabi fi Tanzih Ibn 'Arabi against the latter's defense of Ibn 'Arabi.