A Study of Ibn Arabi's view of transcendence and immanence

There have been two supposedly inconsistent views about the “transcendence” and “immanence” among Islamic scholars concerning the apprehension of God. The transcendence believers hold that God transcends all the traits attributed to beings. On the other hand, those who believe in immanence hold the anthropomorphic view that God is inherently similar to his creations. There are some verses and narratives with a transcendental aspect and some others which supposedly bring the immanent dimension to mind. The latter put forward the question how these two kinds of verses and narratives could converge and be proved and referred to concerning the question of God. The works of Ibn Arabi (died in 1240 A.D.) are among the most prominent Islamic resources which provide a harmonizing theory in this respect, while rejecting the pertinent contradiction already present in the Islamic texts. The present article aims to discuss his thoughts and views in detail.