SUFI’S CONCEPTION OF THE ELECTION ( WILAYA) IN THE TEXTS OF IBN ‘ARABI «ABOUT STAY OF ELECTION ( WILAYA) AND ITS MYSTERIES» AND CRITICISING OF THIS CONCEPTION IN THE TEXT «ABOUT A MAN INTENDING TO VISIT ONE OF THE TOMBS OF SAINTS» OF IBN TAIMIYA

The article is devoted to finding the reasons of the conflict between two currents in islamic thought - Salafism and Sufism. The author analyzes the excerpts from of works of Sufi follower Ibn ‘Arabi and Salafi thinker Ibn Taimiya and talks about muslim practice of visiting tombs of saint people and about conception of the election.

islamic philosophy, Sufism, Salafism, Ibn ‘Arabi, Ibn Taimiya, wilaya (conception of the election)