The circulation of Ibn al-Arabi’s works involved copyists, collectors, teachers, libraries and commentators across many regions. Titles and attributions could change as manuscripts were copied or gathered into collections. A digital catalogue can reveal connections, but it is not itself a critical edition.
How to study this subject
Reception is not a single school speaking with one voice. Disciples, commentators, critics, copyists and modern scholars each addressed different questions across centuries. A statement of influence must identify who read whom, and a disputed doctrine must be located in the specific text and period under discussion.
To document influence, identify the quoted passage, the later author, the date and any traceable manuscript or teaching connection. Verbatim borrowing, conceptual similarity and subsequent reinterpretation are not equivalent. When discussing controversy, present the relevant argument and its context rather than recycling unsourced labels of praise or condemnation. Digital catalogues are starting points, not final historical verdicts.
Use manuscript shelfmarks, dates and provenance when available. Draw a distinction between an attested historical relation and a suggested connection inferred from a catalogue description.
Primary sources and further reading
These are contextual reading links, not exact passage-level citations.