Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Arabi and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Arabi and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 14 or 15 years, from 1225 to 1240.

Ibn Arabi was 59 or 60 when Thomas Aquinas was born.

Thomas Aquinas was 14 or 15 when Ibn Arabi died, aged 75.

Ibn Arabi

Ibn Arabi

Philosopher

Born 28 July 1165 · died 16 November 1240, aged 75

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

  1. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  2. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  3. Ibn Arabi, 1165 – 1240
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Ibn Arabi and Thomas Aquinas in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Ibn Arabi and Thomas Aquinas were born

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