The position of the Illuminationists ( Ishārqiyyin ) is...

The position of the Illuminationists ( Ishārqiyyin ) is based on the idea that divine knowledge of creatures is the same as their existence, and the relation of creatures to the divine essence is like the relation of mental forms to the soul, whose existence is the same as the knowledge of them.

Although this position does not imply relating acquired knowledge to God, the Supreme, with the previous position it shares the difficulty of the denial of detailed divine knowledge at the station of essence. The position of Ṣadr al-Muta’allihīn is based on…