Ibn al-Arabi stated the concept of “Wahdat-al-wujud.” I’ve heard from scholars that it is a correct principle for Muslims to believe in. However, I’ve also read that Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi refuted this concept. Is this true? Both Ibn al-Arabi and Ahmad Sirhindi were sufis. Why the disagreement on this concept when both were spreading Ahl al-Sunna da’wa? Is it not only the Wahhabis who call this concept a “bad innovation?”

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As salaam-u-alaikum Shaykh Abdul Hadi,

QUESTION 1
Ibn al-Arabi stated the concept of “Wahdat-al-wujud.” I’ve heard from scholars that it is a correct principle for Muslims to believe in. However, I’ve also read that Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi refuted this concept. Is this true? Both Ibn al-Arabi and Ahmad Sirhindi were sufis. Why [...]