Tanbih al-Ghabi bi-Tabri'at Ibn 'Arabi

Tanbih al-Ghabi bi-Tabri'at Ibn 'Arabi (Arabic: تنبيه الغبي بتبرئة ابن عربي, lit.

'Warning to the Dolt/Fool Concerning Ibn 'Arabi's Vindication') is a booklet written by the Shafi'i-Ash'ari scholar Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 911/1505) as a response to the book Tanbih al-Ghabi ila Takfir Ibn 'Arabi [ar] (Arabic: تنبيه الغبي إلى تكفير ابن عربي, lit.

[1][2][3][Note 2] Al-Suyuti said:[5] The scholars past and present have differed concerning Ibn 'Arabi, one group considering him a wali of Allah (saint of God or spiritual leader of Muslims) - and they are correct - such as Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Sakandari and 'Afif al-Din al-Yafi'i [ar], another considering him a heretic - such as a large number of the jurists - while others expressed doubts concerning him, among them al-Dhahabi in al-Mizan.

Two opposed verdicts are reported from Shaykh 'Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam, one attacking him, and one describing him as the Spiritual Pole (al-Qutb).

After that, Shaykh 'Izz al-Din humbled himself and began to sit in al-Shadhili's gatherings...In this book, al-Suyuti refuted the criticisms and accusations against Ibn 'Arabi, which, according to him, were caused due to misunderstandings and misinterpretations,[Note 3] or due to the distortion and alteration of Ibn 'Arabi's books and statements by the heretics and blasphemers.