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The Distinction Between Divine Severity (Qahr) and Human Anger (Ghadab) in Hadiqat al-Haqiqah

In Hadiqat al-Haqiqah, Sanai draws a crucial theological distinction between divine severity (Qahr) and emotional anger (Ghadab). While he affirms Qahr as a necessary, purifying cosmic force that emanates from God alongside His Grace (Lutf), he emphatically negates Ghadab from the Divine. Ghadab—along with rancor and envy—is portrayed as a blameworthy, reactionary human emotion arising from limitation and fallibility. Therefore, God's Qahr represents a manifestation of His majestic power and cosmic justice, whereas Ghadab is a human defect. Understanding this distinction resolves the apparent contradiction in attributing severity to the Creator while maintaining His absolute purity and mercy.

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