Perfect Man
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The Perfect Man is a central Sufi metaphysical concept describing the fully realized human who perfectly reflects divine attributes and serves as the spiritual axis of creation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi metaphysical concept
ⓘ
doctrinal concept in Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| ArabicName | al-Insan al-Kamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| articulatedBy |
Abd al-Karim al-Jili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | ordinary, unperfected human state ⓘ |
| describes |
complete realization of human potential
ⓘ
ideal human state ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| embodies |
balance of outward and inward dimensions
ⓘ
complete knowledge of God ⓘ integration of body, soul, and spirit ⓘ perfect servanthood to God ⓘ |
| expoundedInWork |
Fusus al-Hikam by Ibn Arabi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Insan al-Kamil by Abd al-Karim al-Jili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| furtherSystematizedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| goalOf | Sufi spiritual path ⓘ |
| hasCosmicRole |
pole of existence
ⓘ
qutb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
channel of divine grace
ⓘ
mediator between God and creation ⓘ mirror of divine names ⓘ |
| hasRole |
fully realized human being
ⓘ
spiritual axis of creation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic philosophical mysticism
ⓘ
later Sufi anthropology ⓘ |
| involves | realization of all divine names appropriate to humans ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
Sufi anthropology
ⓘ
Sufi cosmology ⓘ Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| linkedToFigure | Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presupposes |
attainment of spiritual knowledge
ⓘ
complete submission to God ⓘ purification of the soul ⓘ |
| reflects | divine attributes ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
Muhammadan Reality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
divine names and attributes ⓘ gnosis (ma'rifa) ⓘ spiritual perfection ⓘ vicegerency of God ⓘ |
| requires |
annihilation in God (fana')
ⓘ
realization of unity of being (wahdat al-wujud) ⓘ subsistence in God (baqa') ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
archetype of humanity
ⓘ
model of spiritual realization ⓘ |
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