Explanation of Ontological Relation between Human Art & Beauty and Divine Attributes in Ibn Arabi's Mystical Ontology

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD candidate of philosophy of art department, sciences and researches branch, Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor of philosophy department, Shahid Beheshti university

3 Assistant professor of philosophy of art, sciences and researches branch, Islamic Azad university, Tehran

4 Assistant professor of art research department, central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad university

Abstract

In creating artistic work, artist's inner is revealed and work of art like a mirror displays its creator, therefore, manifestation of inner beauties resulted of assuming the traits of God's names causes to create a beautiful artistic work. This research states the ontological relation between human art & beauty with divine attributes in order to offer a new policy to contemporary artist for creating beautiful & immortal work and revealing her/his existential beauties that are self disclosure of divine names and attributes. Descriptive – analytic method has been used in this research. The achievements of this research depending on Ibn Arabi's mystical ontology are that: Allah demonstrates Himself in the universe by art, universe is Allah's artistic work & it is the emanation of divine attributes or the realities of His existence. The realities of existence are very beauty. Thus Allah's art & beauty have been revealed and expanded in the universe by emanating reality. Allah's outstanding art is beautiful human. Beautiful human art is revealing divine attributes. Artist in the level of beautiful human reveals divine attributes by creating good deeds or virtues & creates esoteric artistic works. Also artist on the basis of knowledge, will and existential level, embodies his/her inner that is created in Allah's form in the artistic works, under domination of beautiful names of God. As a result it should be said that human art in meaning of creation and manifestation of human beauty has been related to God’s names and divine attributes ontologically.

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Journal of Ontological Researches
Volume 7, Issue 13
September 2018
Pages 1-20

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