FLAQUER GARCÍA, JAIME
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Religions
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01/07/2023
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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.
Sufism; Christology; Islam; interreligious dialogue; alchemy