Journal of Islamic Mysticism

Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

---

Mystics believe in causality in some way. Despite the lack of distinction in the real being, if we compare it with other (appearances), we can attribute a kind of secondaryity and dependence in the possession of that being to the possibilities; But is this causation, in existence? In mysticism, after invoking the existence of the God to the possibilities, in a transverse and permissible manner, a kind of reality is considered for them, which necessitates a kind of real distinction between proportions (possibilities) and the existence of God. If the meaning of existence in the above question is a virtual or apparent existence, it must be said that the apparent existence of possibilities is the interface or dignity of the real existence of the God. Hence, there will be a kind of being effect from the existence of possibilities to the existence of God. Thus it can be said that the spirit of the idea of ​​causality, which means a kind of dependence of creation on the God, has been explicitly accepted in mysticism; but this idea has been developed and the existential distinction of God and creation has been denied and the Godchr('39')s existence as it is existence, not described as cause so that the dependence of possibilities on God is acknowledged to the highest degree and the attribution of causality to God does not lead to a determination in the essence of God. The objectivity of the truth of cause and effect, while accepting the otherness of the two, is one of the cases on which mysticism emphasizes.

Keywords: Causality, Divine Names, Comprehensive Name, True Existence, Manifestation

Full-Text [PDF 671 kb]   (667 Downloads)    

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:

---

---