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Dante and Islam is a significant work published in 1919 by the Spanish orientalist and academic Miguel Asín Palacios, which examines the relationship between Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy and Islamic sources. Palacios argues that Dante's descriptions of the afterlife were influenced by, among others, the works of Ibn Arabi and Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri. This thesis caused a considerable stir in the Western world and led to long-standing debates. Subject The work provides a detailed examination