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had given evidence egainst the sage that he had some Jewish blood in his veins". (Hukama-i-Islam: Pt. 2: p. 120-121) (4) HAZRAT SUFI SHU'AIB BIN HASSAN AL-MAGHRABI (Abumadeen) (died 594 H. ). He was a distinguished sage of his time. . His book 'Ans-ul-Qaheed was Nazhat-al-Mureed' is a very valuable work on the subject of the Unity of God. He also got entangled between the wheels of heresy and apostasy. He passed away after encountering a lot of trials and adversities because of his views. Writing about him Allama Abdul Wahhaab She' raani says, "The Ulema (scholars) of his time declared him to be an apostate". (Al-Yawaqeet Wal Jawaahar: vol. 1: p. 15) (5) HAZRAT SHEIKH-UL-AKBAR MOHYI-UD-DEEN IBN-I-ARABI (born 560, died 638 H. ). Sheikh Mohyi-ud-Deen Ibn-i-Arabi tops the list of the most renowned personalities of the Muslim. Spain. He has left an indelible mark on the pages of Islamic. History. He revolutionised many branches of learnings. He shines as a great scholar of Philosophy, Mysticism, Religious. Concepts, Jurisprudence, literature and the Commentary of the. Holy Quran. He has written a considerable number of books. and each of these is a masterpiece. He also holds the distinction of discussing the question of ‘Khatm-i-Nabuwwat' in a masterly manner without leaving any doubt or ambiguity. His opinion and findings in this very touchy matter will serve as a torchlight for all times. Even such a great scholar, like Ibn-i-Arabi, was also made a target of heresy-coining attacks of the bigoted. Mullas. Not only was he declared to be an infidel and backslider, he was dubbed as an 'apostate the Great'. " (Ibn-i-Arabi by Abu Javed Niazi: Publishers: Ferozsons, Lahore, 1969: p. 73). Though the Mullas rejected this great saint yet God accepted him and blessed him with His pleasure. So many notable sages and sufis came after him who openly acknowledged him as a great reformer and praised his services to Islam in very glowing words. We quote below what a great sage like Allama QutbudDin of Shiraz wrote in praise of the great saint Ibn-i-Arabi: "The great saint was past master in the Sharia and also in the concepts of mysticisms. He was indeed incomparable in both 25