Incompatibility of truth and knowledge in all its levels from the point of view of Ayn al-Quzat

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Mosavi Mohsen

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Journal: KNOWLEDGE (JOURNAL OF HUMAN SCIENCES) Year:2024 | Volume:17 | Issue:1 Page(s): 233-251

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Title

Incompatibility of truth and knowledge in all its levels from the point of view of Ayn al-Quzat

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Mosavi Mohsen | Issue Writer Certificate

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Ayn al-QuzatQ4

epistemologyQ4

intellectual knowledgeQ4

mystical knowledgeQ4

Abstract

This study addresses the separation and lack of alignment between truth and the various levels of human knowledge. The levels of knowledge referred to here are the types of cognition Ayn al-Quzat discusses, namely: sensory, imaginative, rational, and mystical knowledge. The aim of this study is to assess the extent to which each type of human cognition corresponds to reality and the ultimate truth of the world. For this purpose, a descriptive-analytical method has been used. Ayn al-Qadat primarily views rational and mystical knowledge as the core forms of human cognition, whereas sensory and imaginative knowledge serve mainly as preliminary steps towards rational cognition. With respect to correspondence to reality, rational knowledge is capable only of grasping sensory objects as they appear, while its understanding of the metaphysical realm and human states remains allegorical and cannot be considered to truly correspond to reality. With respect to mystical knowledge, while it enables the perception of truths beyond the sensory world, this correspondence is from a human perspective and does not fully coincide with the ultimate truth of the world. This misalignment can be seen in Ayn al-Quzat’s discussion of the relation between divine attributes and God’s essence, the evaluation of the attributes, the status of Iblis, and the perception of God’s love for His servant. Exiting this human perspective and reaching the stage of annihilation (fana) leads to the perception of the truth of the world, although in this state, attributing cognition to the human being becomes very difficult.

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