Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabiâs ViewPoint

The issue of "the meaning of life "calls man's felicity into question in terms of three concepts, namely value, utility and the ultimate goal of life. In Ibn Al Arabi's mystical view, "intuitive cognition about truth "which is also known as &qu...

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Main Authors: Amirabbas Alizamani, Hadi Vakili
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Language:fas
Published: University of Isfahan 2013-02-01
Series:Comparative Theology
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Online Access:http://coth.ui.ac.ir/article_15718_c91828b9f9448a96c10249d87b0a398b.pdf
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description The issue of "the meaning of life "calls man's felicity into question in terms of three concepts, namely value, utility and the ultimate goal of life. In Ibn Al Arabi's mystical view, "intuitive cognition about truth "which is also known as "knowledge mingled with belief " enjoys such originality that it is regarded as the sufficient requirement for man's felicity. Although, Ibn Al Arabi mentions another type of felicity, which is universal. He maintains that pure felicity and wickedness concern the other world, regards wickedness as transient and believes that on the basis of Divine blessing, it leads to salvation. He believes that the world came into existence for salvation and that it will eventually achieve this ultimate goal. We can infer from his other views about salvation that the feeling of satisfaction towards life and, in other words, the feeling of happiness, requires intuitive cognition, which also clarifies the meaning of life. Furthermore, man's salvation-oriented attitude refutes the view that man's life is only an instrument used to access the Divine End .
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spelling doaj.art-6797e7bd6ea34085aa18dfd7edb258b12022-12-22T03:50:35ZfasUniversity of IsfahanComparative Theology2008-96512322-34212013-02-0118435615718Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabiâs ViewPointAmirabbas Alizamani0Hadi Vakili1Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, The University of TehranAssistant Professor, Department of Mysticism, at Islamic Azad University branch of Olom and Tahghighat, TehranThe issue of "the meaning of life "calls man's felicity into question in terms of three concepts, namely value, utility and the ultimate goal of life. In Ibn Al Arabi's mystical view, "intuitive cognition about truth "which is also known as "knowledge mingled with belief " enjoys such originality that it is regarded as the sufficient requirement for man's felicity. Although, Ibn Al Arabi mentions another type of felicity, which is universal. He maintains that pure felicity and wickedness concern the other world, regards wickedness as transient and believes that on the basis of Divine blessing, it leads to salvation. He believes that the world came into existence for salvation and that it will eventually achieve this ultimate goal. We can infer from his other views about salvation that the feeling of satisfaction towards life and, in other words, the feeling of happiness, requires intuitive cognition, which also clarifies the meaning of life. Furthermore, man's salvation-oriented attitude refutes the view that man's life is only an instrument used to access the Divine End .http://coth.ui.ac.ir/article_15718_c91828b9f9448a96c10249d87b0a398b.pdfMeaning LifeProsperityAdversityReligious LawRealityMercyGol
spellingShingle Amirabbas Alizamani
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Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabiâs ViewPoint
Comparative Theology
Meaning Life
Prosperity
Adversity
Religious Law
Reality
Mercy
Gol
title Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabiâs ViewPoint
title_full Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabiâs ViewPoint
title_fullStr Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabiâs ViewPoint
title_full_unstemmed Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabiâs ViewPoint
title_short Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabiâs ViewPoint
title_sort felicity and value on ibn al arabias viewpoint
topic Meaning Life
Prosperity
Adversity
Religious Law
Reality
Mercy
Gol
url http://coth.ui.ac.ir/article_15718_c91828b9f9448a96c10249d87b0a398b.pdf
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