al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil
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Al-Jili's *al-Insan al-Kamil* is a seminal Sufi metaphysical treatise that elaborates the doctrine of the Perfect Man as the fullest manifestation of divine reality in human form.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al-Insan al-Kamil | 1 |
| Al-Insan al-Kamil fi Maʿrifat al-Awakhir wa al-Awail | 1 |
| al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil Context triple: [Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil), systematicallyExpoundedIn, al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil]
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Al-Kamil
Al-Kamil was a 13th-century Ayyubid sultan of Egypt best known for negotiating the peaceful handover of Jerusalem to the Crusaders and for his diplomatic dealings with figures like Emperor Frederick II.
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Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf is a 10th-century Arabic historical and geographical compendium by Al-Masudi that surveys world history, peoples, and lands from an Islamic perspective.
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al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
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Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal is a spiritual and intellectual autobiography by the Muslim theologian Al-Ghazali, in which he recounts his crisis of doubt and journey through philosophy, theology, and Sufism in search of certain knowledge.
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Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din was an honorific royal epithet signifying "Support of the World and the Faith," borne by the Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil Target entity description: Al-Jili's *al-Insan al-Kamil* is a seminal Sufi metaphysical treatise that elaborates the doctrine of the Perfect Man as the fullest manifestation of divine reality in human form.
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A.
Al-Kamil
Al-Kamil was a 13th-century Ayyubid sultan of Egypt best known for negotiating the peaceful handover of Jerusalem to the Crusaders and for his diplomatic dealings with figures like Emperor Frederick II.
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B.
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf
Kitab al-Tanbih wa-l-Ishraf is a 10th-century Arabic historical and geographical compendium by Al-Masudi that surveys world history, peoples, and lands from an Islamic perspective.
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C.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
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D.
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal is a spiritual and intellectual autobiography by the Muslim theologian Al-Ghazali, in which he recounts his crisis of doubt and journey through philosophy, theology, and Sufism in search of certain knowledge.
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E.
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din was an honorific royal epithet signifying "Support of the World and the Faith," borne by the Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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Islamic theological work ⓘ Sufi metaphysical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Muhammadan Reality (al-Haqiqa al-Muhammadiyya)
NERFINISHED
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Sunni Sufi tradition ⓘ metaphysical interpretation of prophecy ⓘ |
| author | Abd al-Karim al-Jili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 14th–15th century ⓘ |
| circulatesIn | manuscript and printed editions ⓘ |
| considered | classic exposition of the Perfect Man doctrine ⓘ |
| context | post-classical Islamic intellectual history ⓘ |
| describes |
Perfect Man as fullest manifestation of divine names and attributes
NERFINISHED
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Perfect Man as mirror of divine reality ⓘ hierarchy of spiritual realities ⓘ stages of spiritual realization ⓘ |
| explores |
epistemology of mystical knowledge (ma‘rifa)
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relationship between shari‘a and haqiqa ⓘ role of imagination (khayal) in metaphysics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
concept of al-Insan al-Kamil (the Perfect Man)
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cosmology in Sufi thought ⓘ ontology of the human being ⓘ relationship between God and creation ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical theology
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philosophical Sufism ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
levels of existence (maratib al-wujud)
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microcosm–macrocosm analogy ⓘ spiritual stations and states ⓘ unity of being as reflected in the Perfect Man ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant | al-Insan al-Kamil fi Ma‘rifat al-Awakhir wa-l-Awail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ottoman and Indo-Muslim Sufi thought
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later Sufi metaphysical writings ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Akbarian school of Sufism
NERFINISHED
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Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Sufi metaphysics
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divine reality and its manifestation ⓘ doctrine of the Perfect Man ⓘ |
| presents | Muhammad as archetype of the Perfect Man ⓘ |
| regards |
Perfect Man as comprehensive being (al-kawn al-jami‘)
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Perfect Man as intermediary between God and the world ⓘ Perfect Man as locus of manifestation (mazhar) of God ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCurrent | Sufism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic philosophy
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comparative mysticism ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Jili's al-Insan al-Kamil Description of subject: Al-Jili's *al-Insan al-Kamil* is a seminal Sufi metaphysical treatise that elaborates the doctrine of the Perfect Man as the fullest manifestation of divine reality in human form.
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