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The Mystical Interpretation of 'La ilaha illallah' and Wahdat al-Wujud in Jami's Haft Awrang (Section 21)

In Section 21 of Jami's Haft Awrang, the poet explores a profound mystical interpretation of the Islamic declaration of faith, La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah). Drawing upon the Sufi philosophical framework of Wahdat al-Wujud (Unity of Being), Jami asserts that there is only one true Absolute Existence (Haqq). Consequently, he argues that even the deities worshiped by polytheists—despite the worshipers' extreme ignorance and blindness—are ultimately misdirected manifestations of this single Absolute Truth. Jami concludes that in ultimate reality, the object of all worship and the True God are one, separated only by the cognitive distinction between limited, conceptual forms (idols) and the limitless, absolute nature of the Divine.

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