Theory of Microcosm and Macrocosm in Ibn Al’Arabi’s School

The thought of Microcosm and Macrocosm in the Muslim world has mostly been brought up among philosophers and mystics such as Ikhvan-Al-Safa, Ismaeiliyeh, Ghazzali, Sheykh-e-Ishragh, Attar and Rumi. In Ibn AL’Arabi’s school, the theory is considered as a fundamental one which has a deep link with cosmology and humanology of his mystical system. The correspondence of Man and Univers in Ibn AL’Arabi’s school can be examined from two approaches: General correspondence and Particular correspondence.
The Particular correspondence in which every member of human body is conformed to a special part of the univers, mostly has an allegorical and artistic side and lead us to more significant aims. The General correspondence in which the generic Man is considered has a strong relation to the principal doctrine of Ibn AL’Arabi’s school i.e. Wahdat-e-Wujud –Unity of Existence. On this basis, Man and Univers have been created according to the Image of God and therefore both of them are corresponding to each other.