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Wahdat-ul-Wujood or Wahdat al-Wujud (Arabic: وحدة الوجود) the "Unity of Being" that was formulated by Ibn Arabi. Wahdat-ul-Wujood was a Muslim Sufi philosophy emphasizing 'there is no existence save the ultimate truth'. Some have termed the doctrine of Wahdat-ul-Wujood as pan-theism. Wahdat-ul-Wujood spread through the teachings of the Sufis like Shaikh Abu Ali Sindhi and Bayazid Bustami. Embellished and adored by Shaikh Fareeduddin Attar and propounded and codified by Shaikhul Akbar Mohyuddin Ibn Arabi. Bektashi sect places much emphasis on the concept of Wahdat-ul-Wujood. This mystic sufi philosophy found conducive soil in many parts of South Asia as most of the saints and sages became dedicated disciples of Wahdat-ul-Wujood. Wahdat-ul-Wujood is also associated with Hamah Oost or Hama Oost philosophy in South Asia. Sachal Sarmast, sufi and poet from Pakistan, was also an ardent follower of Wahdat-ul-Wujood.


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