Francis of Assisi vs Ibn Arabi
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Compare the life timelines of Francis of Assisi (1181–1226) and Ibn Arabi (1165–1240) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1181 to 1226.
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Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
- — Born in Assisi Verified
- — Captured at the Battle of Collestrada and imprisoned in Perugia Verified
- — Renounced his inheritance before the Bishop of Assisi Verified
- — Received oral approval for his order from Pope Innocent III Verified
- — Traveled to Egypt and met Sultan al-Kamil during the Fifth Crusade Verified
- — Papal approval of the Franciscan Rule and creation of the Greccio nativity scene Verified
- — Reported to have received the stigmata on Mount La Verna
- — Died at the Porziuncola near Assisi Verified
Ibn Arabi (1165–1240)
- — Born in Murcia, al-Andalus Verified
- — Family moved to Seville Verified
- — Youthful spiritual conversion and reported meeting with Averroes
- — Studied with Sufi masters across al-Andalus and the Maghreb Verified
- — Left the Iberian Peninsula for the East Verified
- — Pilgrimage to Mecca and beginning of the Futuhat al-Makkiyya Verified
- — Years of travel through Anatolia, Iraq, and Syria Verified
- — Settled permanently in Damascus Verified
- — Composed the Fusus al-Hikam (Bezels of Wisdom) Verified
- — Died in Damascus Verified