Ibn al-‘Arabi · Theology

The Perfect Human

If the cosmos is a mirror in which God beholds His names, the ‘perfect human’ (al-insan al-kamil) is the place where the mirror becomes perfectly clear - the one being in whom all the divine names are gathered, and through whom God knows Himself.

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You learned that the perfect human (al-insan al-kamil) is, for Ibn al-‘Arabi, the being in whom all the divine names are gathered and reflected - the polish of the cosmic mirror, the ‘eye’ through which God contemplates creation, and the link (barzakh) between the Real and the world. Reconstruct why &lsquo…

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