Reflective Vs. Divine Knowledge.
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Reflective Vs. Divine Knowledge.
Abu Habiba 11th May 2012, 21:52
Assalam alaykum,
The point has been made, which I want to share with others here, that Knowledge acquired through reflective thought and reason varies according to individual temperament in question. This is why people disagree about a matter; or a single individual may say different things about the same thing at different times. On the other hand, Divine knowledge ''received directly from God's Presence through revelation (ilm ladunni...ilahi mashru) has a single taste'' even if the places and palates differ. Even if graded in quality, it is all good, pure, and free from admixture.
This is why the Prophets and Saints all say the same thing about God, since the source is God's Own Presence. This knowledge is like pure rain, which is of one substance when it falls.
Culled from the Journal of The Muhiyyidden Ibn
Arabi Society, Vol. 43, 2008.
The point has been made, which I want to share with others here, that Knowledge acquired through reflective thought and reason varies according to individual temperament in question. This is why people disagree about a matter; or a single individual may say different things about the same thing at different times. On the other hand, Divine knowledge ''received directly from God's Presence through revelation (ilm ladunni...ilahi mashru) has a single taste'' even if the places and palates differ. Even if graded in quality, it is all good, pure, and free from admixture.
This is why the Prophets and Saints all say the same thing about God, since the source is God's Own Presence. This knowledge is like pure rain, which is of one substance when it falls.
Culled from the Journal of The Muhiyyidden Ibn
Arabi Society, Vol. 43, 2008.
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