The role of imagination in Man`s Exemplifying toward God from the perspective of Allameh Tabatabai and his students

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1 Professor of Philosophy and Theology, Baqer Al-Uloom University, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Jameat Al-Mustafa Al-Alamiya University

10.22080/jre.2021.21184.1147

Abstract

Imagination, as a level of human existence, has a divine aspect in one sense and a creativity aspect in another sense, which plays a major role in man's likeness to God. This characteristic of the imagination puts it in a orbit that can cross the distance between God and creators in order to reach to the ultimate purpose which is the man`s exemplifying toward God. In this regard, the views of Mr. Allameh Tabatabai and his fellow thinkers on the role of imagination in the likeness of man to God are examined. According to him, human existence, due to its comprehensiveness, corresponds to the material world in terms of body, to the world of Form (separate imagination) in terms of imagination, and to the world of complete incorporeal intellects in terms of intellect. Therefore, it can be promoted to the supernatural worlds and succeed in creativity.

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