The Concept of Mystical Interpretation of "Khalifeh Elahi"
Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Research for the Studies of the Ahl al-Bayt
Fatemeh
Rahmani
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(Researcher and Ph.D. in Quranic Sciences and Hadith, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Keywords: caliph, World (Earth), Ādam, the Knowledge of Allah's Name, Bowing Down. Descent,
Abstract :
This research is a paraphrased explanation of the word "Caliph" (Khalifeh) in Sura Baqarah. Keeping in mind the importance of investigation in Qurʾanic words and phrases, the author has come to perceive the true meaning of "Divine Caliph" after studying lexical meaning of the word through prudence and thinking over verses 30-39 of Sura Baqarah in the Qurʾan. It is done by using true meaning of existing keywords and phrases in the above mentioned verses and it looks like that she has reached the true meaning of this title in human being. To this end, existential structure of Ādam and his mission has also been purported. In this study the effect of real teaching of Asmāʾullāh in humans’ structure has been studied. The result is perfect manifestation of Allah's names (attributes) in human being. The main factor in proving the attribute of "Divine Caliph" to be true is the perfect manifestation of Allah's attributes in human being accordance of which will be followed by the obedience of all the world forces to human being. That is shown in the form of angels bowing to Ādam as stated in Qurʾan. In fact, Imams (as) are whom that names and attributes of "Lord of all the world" (Rabb al-ʿĀlamīn) have been put in practice in them in full sense and this is the conceptual meaning of "Then He gave Ādam knowledge of the nature and reality of all things and everything."
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