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Manifestation of the Essence of God … M.M. Gorjian et al / 69

               Introduction                          the closeness and the approach
               When  we  talk  about  the            of these topics.In this research
               manifestation of the essence of       we  are  going  to  cover  the
               God in the mystical system of         following issues.
               Ibn Arabi and Meister Eckhart,
               it  is  imperative  that  we  study   Eckhart’s Manifestation
               all  the  existents  because  they        1.  Manifestation  of  the
               are  the  manifestations  and  the           Essence to Himself
               sages of God.                             2.  Manifestation  of  God’s
                  It  is  also  related  to  the            essence in light
               external worlds as well as it is          3.  Manifestation  of  God’s
               related to the inner worlds, the             essence in things
               worlds of disclosure and witnesses,       4.  Manifestation  of  God’s
               wherein  this  field  the  person            essence in man
               who,  through  walking  and           Ibn Arabi’s Manifestation
               traveling,  attains  the  purest
               manifestations  of  the  divine           1.  Manifestation  of  the
               essence,  and  this  is  what  is            Essence to Himself
               confirmed  by  those  who  are            2.  The  manifestation  in
               aware  of  the  necessity  to  rid           Divine names
               the  traveler  of  the  multitude         3.  The manifestation in the
               and his readiness to accept the              world of creation
               divine appearance in him.                 4.  The  skepticism  about
                  Through the culture that Ibn              manifestations
               Arabi  and  Eckhart  have,  we        The Common Manifestations
               find a difference in the language     of Ibn Arabi and Eckhart
               to  which  they  deal  with  the          1.  The  Manifestation  of
               issue  of  appearance;  But  this            the Essence to Himself
               does not mean that they speak         It is natural, in my opinion that
               in  two  separate  fields;  But       the  first  and  most  important
               rather that the spirit of meaning     issue in the common manifestations
               present in both of them indicates     of Ibn Arabi and Eckhart is the
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