Satan in Ain-al Quzat Hamedāni's Mystic Thought

Subject Areas : Mytho

خدابخش اسداللهی ¹ (استادیار دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی ـ دانشگاه محقق اردبیلی)

Received: 2015-05-25 Accepted : 2015-05-25 Published : 2009-03-21

Keywords: Qurān, The Devil (Iblis), Ain-al Quzat Hamedāni, The Black Light of the Devil, The Light of Muhammad,

Abstract :

  According to Qurānic teachings, Satan (Iblis) fell from divine grace by his act of disobedience in refusing to honor Adam when he was ordered to do so. Ain-al Quzat Hamedāni (1098–1131), Persian mystic, presents a different interpretation of this event. He believes that the Devil's act of disobedience is the result of his true love for God and the Divine determination. According to Ain-al Quzat, there are two lights: the black light of the Devil and the light of Muhammad. These lights, created by God, both are necessary for the world of existence.