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Ibn Al Arabi

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ibnWONDER —— a garden among flames!  My heart has become capable of every form : a PASTURE for GAZELLES & a CONVENT for CHRISTIAN MONKS & a TEMPLE for IDOLS and the PILGRIM’S KAABA, the TABLES of the TORAH and the BOOK of the KORAN.  I believe in the RELIGION OF LOVE.  Whatever direction its caravans may take; for LOVE is my RELIGION  & my FAITH.
Born in Moorish Spain, 1165, he came to be called SHAYKH UL AKBAR, the GREAT MASTER.  Rooted in Islamic Sciences, his work is UNIVERSAL, accepting that each person has a UNIQUE PATH TO THE TRUTH..  When he was 19, he met the renowned philosopher —–IBN RUSHD, whom the West knows as —-AVERROES.  He asked Ibn AL Arabi, “Do the mystic illumination agree with philosophical speculation ?”  The reply was, ” Yes and No.  Between the YES and NO, the SPIRITS TAKE THEIR FLIGHT BEYOND…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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