UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE FACULTY OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ARABIC LITERATURE Thesis : Masters Degree : Titled : “Ibn Arabi’s Sufi and Poetic Experiences (through his collection of mystical poems Tarjuman al-Ashwaq) Student : MUSTAPHA SAIDI (ABOU NUSSAYR) Supervisor : PROF. YASIEN MOHAMED Academic Year : 2005