The Muhammadan Reality and Its Inherent Purity, Genetic Innocence and Existential Simplicity

Subject Areas : Christianity

Seyyed Morteza Hosseini Shahroudi ¹ , Razieh Niki ²

1 - Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy, Ferdosi University, Mashhad
2 - M.A., Department of Islamic Philosophy, Ferdosi University, Mashhad, Iran

Received: 2014-03-03 Accepted : 2014-05-15 Published : 2014-07-23

Keywords: Muhammadan Reality, inherent purity, genetic innocence, sainthood, indivisible entity, self-annihilation,

Abstract :

The main characteristic of the prophets and saints is their innocenceand purity. However, this innocence is not the same for all of them so ithas different gradations and multiple levels. The highest degree ofinnocence is the noncompoundness or the purity and simplicity ofexistence which is the unique characteristic of the first Divinedetermination i.e. the Muhammadan Reality. The Divine Truth throughits descending journey manifested itself in the forms of the Prophet andhis household, therefore, all Divine attributes and perfections, such asinherent purity, genetic innocence and existential simplicity, exist inthese manifestations. But in the natural world due to its restrictions,there is no room for these perfections. Therefore, the Prophet in hisessence is an infinite and noncompound being, but, in the natural worldand exoteric sense, is a man like other.