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6.0 - THE SETTING: Settling in Damascus until he passed away, may Allah have mercy on him - (620/1223 - 638/1240)
“If you consider existence as mere example, you could manage it to the right or to the left.
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With knowledge, you could bring it down to the earth, or you could make it a full moon when it is a crescent.
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You could make it a bejeweled crown on the head, after it was a shoe in the foot of time.
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Spanning all the universes east and west, as well as everywhere between them, north and south.
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How often we have perceived in it some real deficiency, but when we came closer we only saw perfection!
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How often have you asked Allah to provide your needs, and how often have you answered His requests?
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My sun is rising on it, and at that, the shadows are extended over all the worlds.”
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Ibn al-Arabi (Diwan, p. 333) ... See the comments on this poem in section [ref:commentsch16] at the end of this chapter..
6.2- Settling in Damascus
6.3- His Students and Companions in Damascus
6.4- Some Periods of Tourism and Retreat
6.5- Reading and Writing Some Books
6.6- His Passing Away (Damascus, Friday 22 Rabii II, 638/1240)
6.7- Comments on the Opening Poem
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