The Study of Ibn Arabi's and Mulla Sadra's Viewpoints about Perfect Man, with an Emphasis on the role of guidance
Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism
Abbas Bakhshandeh Bali
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Hassan Ibrahimi
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1 - استادیار دانشگاه مازندران، دانشکده الهیات و معارف اسلامی.
2 - دانشیار فلسفه و حکمت اسلامی دانشگاه تهران.
Keywords: perfect man, Ibn Arabi, Guidance of people, Morality, Mulla sadra,
Abstract :
Perfect human of Ibn Arabi that was later noted by Mulla Sadra is ascending toward God, leaving human beings and animals behind by his journey toward God and turning into Caliphate of God. Some Sufis were limited to the same level but IbnArabi and MullaSadra went beyond that and considered “going through pathway of creatures” as a level of human excellence and perfection. This article, as a descriptive analysis, investigates Ibn Arabi's and Mulla Sadra's point of view about one of the most important secular role of the perfect human as other people's guidance. Such a man, as a mediator between God and the creation, tries to guide other people to the path of perfection. Each of Ibn Arabi and Mulla Sadra pointed out to this important issue by citing the religious essentials. Even Ibn Arabi who knows himself as terminator of Velayah, as well as Mulla Sadra, considered this importance and were not indifferent to human perfection and guidance.
