The unity of existence in the words of Imam Khomeini and its comparison with Davood Qaisari

Subject Areas : Quarterly Sabzevaran Fadak

Nematollah Behzadi ¹ , Farajollah Barati ² , Maryam Bakhtiar ³

1 - PhD Student in Islamic Mysticism and Imam Khomeini's Thoughts, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Mysticism, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Mysticism, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

Received: 2020-10-14 Accepted : 2021-01-06 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: Unity of Existence, Ibn Arabi, Imam Khomeini, Fusus al-Hakam, Dawood Qaisari,

Abstract :

Dawood Qaisari is one of the famous mystics of the sixth century who has a great contribution in the development and growth of Ibn Arabi school. This book is undoubtedly one of the most prominent educational texts on theoretical mysticism, which testifies to the author's mastery in understanding and explaining the topics of Ibn Arabi's thought. The discussion of "unity of existence" is one of the important topics in this work, which is very interesting and has always been discussed by other mystics and thinkers of the Valley of Mysticism; For example, in the present era, Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, who, although entering the world of politics, does not hide his devotion and interest in Ibn Arabi's thought and his works, and especially in the discussion of the unity of existence. In the works of Daud Qaisari and Imam Khomeini, both of which are influenced by the teachings of the Ibn Arabi school, we find that they have similar views and opinions on the unity of existence and its bills, which are worthy of attention. Similarities such as: the unity of personal intuition, the first determination, the status of oneness and unity, etc. Although at first Imam Khomeini disagreed in some cases,