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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,
Number 4478:
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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.”
