Perfect man

The Perfect Man

Written by Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari

Perfect Man

“An exemplary human being who is

superior and exalted or any other

interpretation that one can make a

person who has attained perfection in

Islam;

A perfect believer is one who has

attained perfection in his faith.”

“Allah intends to

remove from you the

impurity O people of

the household(Ahlul

Bayt), and to purify you

with thorough

purification.

Q 33:33

Sahih Muslim Book 020,

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Imams in the Qur’an

“And We appointed, from among them, Imams, giving

guidance under Our command, so long as they

persevered with patience and continued to have faith in

Our Signs.” Q 32:24

“One day We shall call together all human beings with

their (respective) Imams: those who are given their

record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure),

and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least.”

Q 17:71

“These two ways of recognition

of a perfect man are not only

theoretically useful, but we must

also use this knowledge to

follow the ways shown by Islam

to become a true Muslim and

make society truly Islamic.”

Follow the perfect and purified man.

Question Arises as to the Meaning of

'Perfect’

“When we speak of a 'perfect wisdom or

knowledge', it refers to a higher degree of an

already existing wisdom or knowledge.”

“‘Perfect' is a vertical climb to the

highest degree possible.”

“When we speak of a 'perfect wisdom or knowledge', it

refers to a higher degree of an already existing wisdom or

knowledge.”

Nature of Man

There is a saying:

“How easy it is to become a

scholar and how difficult to

be a human being.”

Feeling no pain is like

having no feeling and

understanding. It is

tantamount to being

ignorant. Which is better, to

be stupid and ignorant and

feel no pain, or to be aware

and alert

and feel pain?

"We will soon show them our signs in

the Universe and in their own souls,

until it will become quite clear to them

that it is the truth. Is it not sufficient as

regards your Lord that He is a witness

over all things?” Q 41:53

The Gnostics embark on four journeys:

1) Man's journey towards God;

2) His journey with God in God, meaning

knowing Him;

3) His journey with God towards God’s

creatures; and

4) His journey with God among creatures for

their salvation.

There are three types of human

acts:

1) Moral, which is above animal

level.

2) Immoral, which is at the level

of animals.

3) Anti-moral, which is below

animal level .

“Allah has given a believer 3 gifts:

1) Respect in this world and the

hereafter,

2) Salvation in both worlds, and

3) Fear in the heart of oppressors.”

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