Questions Archive(Tag:Manifestation)
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What is meant by the ‘Unity of Existence?’
8089 2019/06/11 Islamic PhilosophyWhat 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 w
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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?
7972 2013/01/19 تجلی ذاتیIf 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, i
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What is the meaning of the tradition attributed to Abu Basīr which mentions seeing God before the Day of Judgment?
7161 2012/04/14 TheoreticalThere is no way to see God for He is all encompassing and cannot be encompassed. Nonetheless, in a manifestational sense, He can be seen in every single being, as the Quran has mentioned the following
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One of the ‘negative attributes’ (al-sifaat al-salbiyyah) of a monotheistic God is the ability to see Him using sensory perception. In a verse of the Holy Qur’aan, however, this very act has been alluded to when Prophet Moses (a) hears the word of God.
7198 2012/03/07 Philosophy of GnosisThis question can be answered from various perspectives. Some of these views imply that this act may have been a product of God: creating a voice, seeing one of God s luminous creations, and Him manif