Title The Science of Letters and Alchemy in Ibn MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RINGArabi\'s Jesus
Authors FLAQUER GARCÍA, JAIME
External publication No
Means Religions
Scope Article
Nature Científica
SJR Quartile 1
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85166287517&doi=10.3390%2frel14070897&partnerID=40&md5=b51f5498bb3fd6596cbc647724ed0712
Publication date 01/07/2023
ISI 001036705100001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85166287517
DOI 10.3390/rel14070897
Abstract This article briefly presents what the science of letters and alchemy meant for Ibn MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RINGArabi and explains why this Sufi mystic attributes the highest degree of these sciences to Jesus. We will see how the science of letters is a knowledge of God\'s creation, which He creates with His Word, where the existentiation verb, Kun (Be!), plays a fundamental role. This imperative pronounced by God when He wants something to exist appears in the QurMODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RINGan in reference to Jesus. This prophet, being a word and a breath that have their origin in God, receives the knowledge of every word, which is formed by letters. Through this knowledge, Jesus can participate in God\'s creative power with His permission, and with the knowledge of alchemy, he will have transformative and healing powers. As this is a science of healthy proportions, Ibn MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RINGArabi credits Jesus with the knowledge of alchemy due to the impeccable balance he maintained between his human and spiritual natures. This article results from reading his immense work, approached from both theological and religious science methodologies.
Keywords Sufism; Christology; Islam; interreligious dialogue; alchemy
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