In 1201, Shaykh Muhyiddin Ibn \'Arabi arrived in Mecca.
Muhyiddin Ibn \'Arabi was known as Shaykh al-Akbar (the Greatest Shaykh), a title given him due to his profound knowledg.
As Beatrice did for Dante, Niz m soon inspired a sequence of love poems that are Ibn \'Arabi\'s poetic masterpiece, Tarjum n al-Asw q ( The Interpreter of Desire ).
Among the many people who impressed him one drew his attention above all others: Niz m, the daughter of a prominent religious teacher.
In 1201, Shaykh Muhyiddin Ibn \'Arabi arrived in Mecca