Dr. Özgür Koca: Sufi Metaphysics, Ibn ʿArabī & the Path to Knowing God
In this episode of the Kianistan Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Özgür Koca, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Philosophy at Bayan Islamic Graduate School, for a deep exploration of Sufi metaphysics and the towering intellectual legacy of Ṣadr al-Dīn Qūnawī and Ibn ʿArabī.Dr. Koca's research sits at the intersection of Islamic theology (kalām), philosophy (falsafa), and spirituality (taṣawwuf), tracing how these traditions developed and what they still offer to contemporary questions about God, being, and knowledge. We talk about what metaphysics actually is and how it differs from the…
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