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The Origins of Andalusian Mysticism

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The Influence of Ibn Masarah on the Muatabirun

After the death of Ibn Masarah, his ideas became a point of controversy. Many caliphs and Malikajurists in the region saw them as heretical. Despite this, the movements survived for centuries among mystics who were inspired by his ideas. Because of the focus on Echtebar, this group of mystics came to be called the El Muatabirun,. The Contemplators was a mystical tradition that developed in parallel with the regular renunciant tradition in the region or Sufism in the east.

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