The Essential Movementamong Emanation, Muhammadan Truth, and the Perfect Man

Authors

  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Mahdi Al-Kherasan University of Kufa/Faculty of Jurisprudence Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36324/fqhj.v2i52.21997

Keywords:

Essential Movement, Emanation, Philosophers, Muhammadan Truth, Perfect Human Being

Abstract

This research addresses the topic of "The Essential Movement between Emanation, the Muhammadan Truth, and the Perfect Man," one of the most complex topics in Islamic philosophy and theoretical mysticism. It attempts to provide an analytical reading that reveals the dialectic of the relationship between God, the universe, and humanity. The research is based on the premise that divine emanation, the Muhammadan Truth, and the perfect man are not separate concepts, but rather integrated links in the chain of existence, understood through the structure of the essential movement that moves being from imperfection to perfection, and from potentiality to action.

Philosophers have addressed these concepts within their theory of essential movement and rational emanation. They considered the Muhammadan Truth an expression of the First Intellect and the principle of the emergence of multiplicity from unity, while mystics viewed it as a luminous origin embodied in the perfect man, a mirror of the divine names and attributes, and a bearer of emanation in spiritual time. In the comparative approach, it has emerged that the perfect human being is the point in which the Muhammadan truth is embodied and through which divine emanations interact, becoming an existential mirror that unites eternity and time, truth and creation.

Thus, the research demonstrates that the essential movement is not merely a theoretical philosophical topic, but rather a framework for understanding the relationship between the continuous emanation, the Muhammadan truth, and the perfect human being. This framework reflects the philosophical and mystical schools' conceptions of existence, monotheism, and the human being as the center of the circle of possibility and the manifestation of the comprehensive name.

 

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Published

30-09-2025

How to Cite

Al-Kherasan, A. P. D. A. M. . (2025). The Essential Movementamong Emanation, Muhammadan Truth, and the Perfect Man. Journal of Jurisprudence Faculty, 2(52), 83-134. https://doi.org/10.36324/fqhj.v2i52.21997

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