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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Fundamentals of Knowing God in Greek Philosophy and Divine Religion Section Three: Divine Theology First Stage: Definition (of God) in Divine Theology It was related that in the divine religions, mysticism to lordly essence has never been discussed in the form of one irresolute and uncertain matter, which requires philosophical proof.

It was also said that its secret too, from the viewpoint of religious sources is the same ‘ Ma’rifat ’(gnosis) which has been deposited in man’s heart, a ‘ Ma’rifat ’ which is the outcome of action and creation of God and is the result of His definition.

In the numerous sources and references which we had presented, this point was clearly mentioned that it is Al-Mighty God who by His Grace and Mercy has made the light of His ‘ Ma’rifat ’ (gnosis) to glimmer in the heart of His slave, has placed the sweet savor of Ma’rifat in man’s chaste life and satiated him with His limpid Ma’rifat .

It is He who after bestowing the source of life to the creatures, once again gifted man with a dignity and made man’s heart and Fitrah (innate disposition) the area of descent of His Ma’rifat (gnosis) and manifested Himself to the people with all His Beautiful and Majestic qualities. It is the same Ma’rifat which at times of hardship and tribulation or in the state of intimate supplication and invocation or at times of observing true signs, returns back to the Fitrah of heart.

In that condition a slave not only feels by reality of gnosis his Creator and object of worship in his conscience and sits lamenting and whispering before Him but finds Him as the One and Powerful and himself as the one overwhelmed by His Power, sees Him in perfection and greatness and himself as low and inferior, sees Him as All-Forgiving and himself as drowned in sins and finally finds Him as Merciful and Generous and himself as needful of His bounties.

This gifted Ma’rifat and scintillating guidance is reckoned to be the foundation of divine religions and just like a center column of the tent of religion, the collection of Divine Sciences and ethical and practical injunctions are established on that ( Ma’rifat ). If it was not for this divine gift, man would have been unable to perceive His Ma’rifat and reality.