Sufi master Muhyiddin b. Arabī deals with the Prophet Enoch, who is the
father of the Tradition and is known as “Hermes of the Hermeses”, from the
points of his prophetic personality, metaphysics reality, and his heritage
left for the Sufis. Ibn Arabī also talks about Enoch’s ascensions to heaven;
consequences of these ascensions for the prophet Enoch; and what they mean
in respect to Divine knowledge and dervishes.
According to Ibn Arabī, in addition to being a prophet, Enoch was also a
“hakīm ” or a wise person, who left humanity the knowledge and wisdom taught
him by God. God elevated Enoch physically and spiritually to the sphere of
sun and made him the greatest Qutb of the universe by proxy to the Prophet
Muhammad. He did not die but lived with his spiritualized body. He was the
appointed insān al- kamil or the perfect human being for the continuation of
the religion of Ḥanīf, which began with Adam and reached its apex with the
prophet Muhammad. He was the first Gnostic, who had a high station in
respect to Divine knowledge. According to Ibn al-Arabī, the prophet Enoch,
who was revived in the body of Elijah while he was still living in the body
of Enoch, was an exceptional personality and he is a perfect guide for the
Sufis who are in their mystical training to reach the high station of heart.
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