Saturday, 27 February 2021
Questions Archive (Thematic Category:اصول و مبانی)
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What is meant by the ‘Unity of Existence?’
2195
2019/06/11
Islamic Philosophy
What the philosophers and the mystics mean by the unity of existence is not that the whole existing world put together is God; because the whole collection does not enjoy a real existence and unity wujud ...
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what is dignity? How can it be achieved? And what status do dignified people posses before God?
1714
2019/06/10
انسان شناسی
Dignity can be defined as the act of avoiding the degradation of oneself and baseness and a magnanimous man is the one who is free from all the indecencies. Indecency antonym for dignity equals degradation ...
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Is man superior to all other creatures in the universe? Is it possible that another creature more superior to man might exist in the universe?
4183
2015/09/14
خلقت انسان
According to us it is inferred from the Quranic verses and narrations about creation of man that he is superior to all other creatures in this mode of existence including all earthly and celestial beings. ...
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What is meant by this saying of Imam Ali, "Do you suppose that you are only a small body, while the macrocosm is placed within you?"
16118
2014/05/14
Contextual study
Some mysticism and literary books have ascribed poems to Imam Ali ( A.S ) . For instance, it has been said that Imam Ali ( A.S ) said: Do you suppose that you are only a small body, while the macrocosm ...
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How would it be possible to explain unity of being in simple words?
4297
2013/02/02
وحدت وجود
Wahdatul Wuj d means to believe that all the entities ( things present around us ) are an indication of Allah s presence and to believe that everything besides Allah is subjective or just shadows and epiphany ...
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When Allah created material things from absolute nothingness, does it mean that His Power was converted into material power and material form?
4721
2013/01/19
تجلی ذاتی
If you mean conversion of divine power into material power, there is no doubt that such a notion is false and it is never true with God. If you mean by the word conversion reflection of God s power, indeed ...
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Why do jurisprudents and theologians oppose the notion of wahdat al-wujud?
6650
2012/12/23
Theoretical
1. The notion of wahdat al-wujud [ Unity of Being ] is a monistic understanding of tawheed, the doctrine of oneness of God. It is considered one of the most fundamental concepts in mysticism and in mystical ...
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What does annihilation mean? Please explain the concept and station of annihilation.
5499
2012/11/01
Theoretical
Annihilation is defined as total destruction or complete obliteration of an object. It is the opposite of permanence, subsistence and continuance. To explain further, God is from the category of permanence ...