Gebre Mesqel Lalibela vs Ibn Arabi
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Compare the life timelines of Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1162–1221) and Ibn Arabi (1165–1240) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1165 to 1221.
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Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1162–1221)
- — Born in Roha (later renamed Lalibela) in the Ethiopian highlands
- — Said to have made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, according to tradition
- — Became king of the Zagwe dynasty Verified
- — Married Masqal Kibra
- — Traditionally credited with commissioning the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela Verified
- — Received an embassy connected to the patriarchate of Alexandria
- — Capital city of Roha renamed Lalibela in his honor
- — Died and was succeeded by his nephew Na'akueto La'ab
- — Canonized as a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
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