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The Necessity of a Creator and Divine Transcendence in Jami's Haft Awrang (Section 2)
In Section 2 of 'Haft Awrang', Jami presents key cosmological and teleological arguments for the existence of God and describes His transcendent nature.
Key Concepts:
- The Teleological Argument (Argument from Design): Jami uses the classic analogies of a house requiring a builder ('خانه بی صنع خانه ساز که دید') and a painting requiring a painter's hand ('نقش بی دست خامه زن که شنید') to argue that the physical universe and the human soul are clear evidence of an active, ever-bountiful Creator (Sani').
- The Cosmological Argument (Dependency): He asserts that everything in the cosmos is utterly dependent on God for both its initiation and its continuous preservation ('همه محتاج او نشیب و فراز'), while God remains entirely self-sufficient and free of any need ('و او مبرا ز احتیاج و نیاز').
- Absolute Transcendence: Jami defines God's essence as transcending human conceptualization and category, stating that His essence is neither substance (jawhar) nor accident ('a...
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