Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabi’s 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 &a...

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Main Authors: Mahdiyeh Kasaeezadeh, Amirabbas Alizamani, Hadi Vakili
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Language:fas
Published: University of Isfahan 2013-03-01
Series:Comparative Theology
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Online Access:http://uijs.ui.ac.ir/coth/browse.php?a_code=A-10-46-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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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-e3a20b13956648d68524881dcbd2c7472022-12-22T01:32:37ZfasUniversity of IsfahanComparative Theology2008-96512322-34212013-03-01184356Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabi’s ViewPointMahdiyeh Kasaeezadeh0Amirabbas Alizamani1Hadi Vakili2 Islamic Azad University branch of Olom and Tahghighat, Tehran Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, The University of Tehran Assistant Professor, Department of Mysticism, at Islamic Azad University branch of Olom and Tahghighat, Tehran   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 .  http://uijs.ui.ac.ir/coth/browse.php?a_code=A-10-46-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1Meaning Life Prosperity Adversity Religious Law Reality Mercy Gol
spellingShingle Mahdiyeh Kasaeezadeh
Amirabbas Alizamani
Hadi Vakili
Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabi’s ViewPoint
Comparative Theology
Meaning Life
Prosperity
Adversity
Religious Law
Reality
Mercy
Gol
title Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabi’s ViewPoint
title_full Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabi’s ViewPoint
title_fullStr Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabi’s ViewPoint
title_full_unstemmed Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabi’s ViewPoint
title_short Felicity and Value on Ibn Al Arabi’s ViewPoint
title_sort felicity and value on ibn al arabi s viewpoint
topic Meaning Life
Prosperity
Adversity
Religious Law
Reality
Mercy
Gol
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