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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Insan al-Kamil | 1 |
| Al-Insan al-Kamil fi Maʿrifat al-Awakhir wa al-Awail | 1 |
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)
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Al-Insan al-Kamil
this entity surface form:
Al-Insan al-Kamil fi Maʿrifat al-Awakhir wa al-Awail