to the Dolt That Faults Ibn ‘Arabi'. Both epistles have been made widely available. In his writing, Al-Suyuti presented that he considered Ibn ‘Arabi a Wali (Friend of Allah) whose books are prohibited to those who read them without first learning the sophisticated terms used by the Sufis. He quotes from Ibn Hajar's list in his book called Anba' al-Gh which mention the trustworthy and respected scholars who kept a positive opinion of Ibn Arabi or even recognized him to be an Awliyah. Creed & Spiritual Lineage In terms of his theological positions, Al-Suyuti had a contempt feeling towards the science of speculative theology (kalam) and pushed for strict submission (tafwid). He firmly opposed the use of logic in the Islamic sciences. Al-Suyuti was Ash'ari in his creed, as presented in many of his works. In Masalik al-Hunafa fi Walidayy al-Mustafa, translated in English 'Methods Of Those With Pure Belief Concerning the Parents of The Prophet ﷺ' he said: Al-Suyuti claimed to be a mujtahid (an authority on source interpretation who gives legal statements on jurisprudence, hadith studies, and Arabic language). Al-Suyuti claimed he reached the same level as the major Imams of Hadith and Fiqh. Al-Suyuti also claimed there was no scholar on Earth more knowledgeable than him: This brought huge attention and heavy criticism by scholars of his contemporaries as he was portrayed by them as an arrogant scholar who viewed himself to be superior and wiser than others. However, Al-Suyuti defended himself stating he was only speaking the truth so that people can benefit from his vast knowledge and accept his rulings (fatwas). Al-Suyuti was a Sufi of the Shadhili order. Al-Suyuti’s chain in Tasawwuf goes way back to Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani. Al-Suyuti defended Sufis in his book entitled Tashyid al-Haqiqa al-Aliyya: In his book entitled Tashyid, Al-Suyuti demonstrates a narrative chains of transmission by providing evidence that Hasan al-Basri did in indeed receive narrations directly from Ali ibn Abi Talib. This goes against the mainstream view amongst scholars of Hadith, despite also being a respected opinion of Ahmad Bin Hanbal. Death Considered the greatest scholar of his century, he continued publishing books of his scholarly writings until he passed away on 18 October 1505 at the age of sixty two. In the beginning of his book called 'Al-Riyad al-Aniqa' translated in English 'The names of the Prophet' ﷺ He said: Reception Ibn al-ʿImād writes: "Most