After graduating from Aleppo University (Syria) in 1990, he did a Masters
degree in Physics at Cambridge University. After teaching Physics for several years in the UAE, he
obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Exeter in 2005. The subject of his research was "The Concept
of Time in Ibn 'Arabi's Cosmology". A book based on this research, called Ibn 'Arabi - Time and Cosmology
was published by Routledge in 2007. He has written other books related to Ibn 'Arabi including
Shams-al-Magreb (in Arabic) which contains a detailed biography of Ibn 'Arabi. In addition he founded
and runs the website www.ibnalarabi.com. Currently he is teaching at the United Arab Emirates University.