Ibn al-ʿArabī was a Muslim Arab scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher from al-Andalus, who exercised notable influence within Sufi metaphysics and Islamic thought in general. There are 850 works attributed to Ibn al-ʿArabī, though only 700 of these are considered authentic, and only 400 are extant. His cosmological teachings became a dominant intellectual framework in many regions of the Muslim world. August 4, 1165 – November 23, 1240; died at 75. Alive at the same time as Genghis Khan, Rumi, Francis of Assisi, Fibonacci, and Thomas Aquinas. Wiki link