Al-Insān al-Kāmil

[2] This idea is based upon a hadith,[2] which was used by Ibn Arabi, that states about Muhammad: "I was a prophet when Adam was between water and clay.

The origin of this concept is derived from the Quran and hadith, as mentioned in Ibn Arabi's Fusus Al-Hikam: Muhammad's wisdom is uniqueness (fardiya) because he is the most perfect existent creature of this human species.

[8]In the Quran, man's hierarchical status above all beings is seen, as it states that God created humans in the fairest stature.

[9] Al-Insan al-kamil, or the perfect being, was first deeply discussed in written form by Ibn Arabi in one of his most prolific works entitled Fusus al-Hikam.

[10] Taking an idea already common within Sufi culture, Ibn al-Arabi applied deep analysis and reflection on the issue of the Perfect Human and one's pursuit in fulfilling this goal.

[11] Abd al-Karim b. Ibrahim al-Jili was born in 1365 and was a Sunni Sufi who spent much of his life in Yemen being taught by the Shaiyk Sharaf al-Din al-Jabarti.