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be an entity (Ayn) in which “The manifestation of
it manifests, so it witnesses Al-Haqq in the loci
itself in Locus (Al-Mazhar), (Mazaher) of possible
and is called a witness Entities by virtue of what
(Shahed) and an acclaimed are the possibilities for it
(Mashud), because the Entities in terms of preparations,
are not worthy and that is so the attributes differed
why he said your Lord has on the outward appearance
written upon Himself to (Al-Zaher), because the
have mercy and did not say Entities in which He
that Entities deserve mercy, manifested are different,
as they have no merit except so the existents (Al-
that they are special Loci Mawjudat) were
(Mazaher)”. (Ibn Arabi, distinguished, and they
2002, Vol. 2: 94 and 160 were multiplied due to
and 246) the multiplicity of the
Entities and their
Ibn Arabi also believes that distinction in Himself.
this difference between all
Loci (Mazaher) is in turn also So there is nothing in
related to these Entities, and existence except God and the
the warning to which Ibn rulings of the Entities, and
Arabi wants to point out, that there is nothing in absence
the process of manifestation except the Entities of the
did not add a new existence possibilities that are prepared
but rather revealed it. This is to be described as being, as
what we referred to earlier, they are not in existence,
regarding the fact that because the apparent rulings
existence is as it is, it did not are and they have no entity
differ; But rather it occurs to (Ayn) in existence, so they are
show or conceal Divine not the same, nor is it, because
perfection, Ibn Arabi says: He is the manifest, and the
distinction between the existents
