<研究動向・研究レビュー>アブドゥルガニー・ナーブルスィー研究の軌跡と課題

Abstract

This paper examines previous studies about ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismā‘īl al-Nābulusī (d. 1143/1731) and clarifies how research on him has progressed so far. Al-Nābulusī was one of the most distinguished mystical scholars in 18th century Ottoman Syria. He belonged to the School of Ibn al-‘Arabī and was known worldwide for his writings on waḥdat al-wujūd (the Unity of Existence). Nābulusī was a traveler, and his works on his travels give us a rounded understanding of the history and cultural conditions of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. From the mystical aspect, Nābulusī is remembered as the scholar who untangled the complicated thoughts of Ibn al-‘Arabī into a simpler form. Despite his caliber in the world of Islamic philosophy, studies on the characteristics of his mystical thought remain limited. Recent studies have revealed that Nābulusī may not have been merely an annotator of Ibn al-‘Arabī for the following reasons; first, He emphasized the human's sin (dhanb) against Allah in the doctrine of his waḥdat al-wujūd. This may be a new approach in the history of the School of Ibn al-‘Arabi. Second, he focused on using the word denoting Allah's command (amr) in his Sharḥ on Ibn al-Fāriḍ's poems, even though Ibn al-Fāriḍ himself didn't use this term himself. By focusing on these specific terms, it is believed that studying Nābulusī's waḥdat al-wujūd can present us with a new perspective towards the understanding of both inherited and developed thoughts in the School of Ibn al-‘Arabī in the Ottoman Empire.