Role of Knowledge, Monotheism, and Worship in the Perfection of the Soul from the View of Sayyid Ḥaydar Āmulī
Subject Areas : ریشهشناسی مکاتب و آراء فلسفی در ادوار قدیم و جدید
Mahdi Safaei Asl
1
,
Mohammad Hosein Ardestanizadeh
2
1 - Assistant Professor, Islamic Philosophy and Kalam Department, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran
2 - PhD Candidate, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
Keywords: Perfection, soul, Knowledge, monotheism, Worship, Sayyid Ḥaydar Āmulī,
Abstract :
The perfection of the soul is one of the most important and complex issues related to resurrection. Some thinkers oppose it, while many others have adduced certain arguments and narrative evidence to demonstrate it. Sayyid Ḥaydar Āmulī is among the gnostics who believe in the perfection of the soul. The present study, following a descriptive-analytical method, addresses three factors (knowledge, monotheism, and worship) contributing to the perfection of the soul. According to Sayyid Ḥaydar Āmulī, true knowledge leads to the perfection of the soul and, by knowing oneself, Man attains a deep understanding of their Creator. Monotheism and intimacy with God Almighty also lead to human growth and leaving the natural world, to the extent that Man sees no veil between themselves and their God, and attains a station that even the closest angels to Him have not experienced. Worship, as stated by Sayyid Ḥaydar Āmulī, polishes the human soul and removes its impurities to the point where it achieves the station of annihilation and subsistence in God. Gnostics consider this station the highest level of human perfection.