Concept
Jami's Concept of the Fashioned God and the Critique of Restricted Beliefs in Subhat al-Abrar
In Section 59 of Subhat al-Abrar (from the Haft Awrang), Jami presents a profound mystical critique of dogmatic and restricted religious beliefs, drawing on Ibn 'Arabi's doctrine of 'the god created in beliefs' (al-ilah al-makhluq fi al-i'tiqadat).
Key Themes:
- The Fashioned Deity (Al-Ilah al-Maj'ul): Jami argues that most people unconsciously worship their own mental fabrications, imaginations, and subjective concepts of God rather than God as He is in His Absolute Essence. Like Azar, the idol-carver, individuals construct conceptual idols in their minds.
- The Nature of Divine Self-Manifestation (Tajalli): On the Day of Resurrection, when the Divine manifests (tajalli), Jami asserts that a dogmatic believer only accepts the manifestation that matches their pre-existing sectarian or conceptual belief.
- The Trap of Ignorance: If the Divine manifests in any form other than what the restricted believer anticipates, they will deny (munkir) the m...
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