Ontological Analysis of the Behavior of Angels, Iblis and Adam in the Story of Descent Based on the Mystical Duality of "Right Direction" and "Personal Direction"

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1 Graduated from the 3rd and 4th level of Qur'anic Tafsir and Sciences from the Specialized Center for Qur'anic Tafsir and Sciences of Alima Qom,Qom ,Iran

2 Associate Professor of the University of Sciences and Knowledge of the Holy Quran,Qom,Iran

10.22061/orj.2024.2186

Abstract

In the Qur'anic verses and hadiths, there are many subtleties mentioned about the reaction of the angels, Iblis and Adam in the story of the descent. By relying on the duality of "right direction" and "creative direction" in Islamic mysticism, we can explain some of the mysteries of the descent. For this purpose, with the descriptive-analytical method, in the first step, the dual description of the right direction and the creative direction has been discussed. In Islamic mysticism, the non-independent dignity and divine aspect of the emergence of the Supreme Being is interpreted as "right direction". On the other hand, "creative direction" refers to the existential self-discovery of the beings of the worlds in relation to each other. In the second step, it was shown that the degree of predominance of the right direction and the creative direction led to the difference in the positions of angels, Iblis and Adam in the story of descent. By assigning glorification and consecration, the angels considered themselves worthy of the position of divine caliph; This indicates the existential self-discovery of the angels. Iblis, in his position of comparison with Adam, was overcome by the direction of creation, and by ignoring the right direction of Adam, which was watching the swelling of the divine spirit and the teaching of names; His inner arrogance was revealed. Also, the wish for the perfection of Ahl al-Bayt by Hazrat Adam (who, according to traditions, was the innermost part of the family tree) was a sign of the predominance of the moral direction in the existence of Hazrat Adam.

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