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manifestation of the Essence to Therefore, this perfection is
Himself, and the factor in this the one that dominates the
manifestation is the Essence, manifestation, the point of the
unlike the other types of matter is that this perfection is
manifestations in which the to be found in the name
factor in its manifestation is manifesting in the scientific
the Manifest name (Al- Zaheer). presence (Hadra), so the
Of course, for Ibn Arabi an manifestation of the Essence to
important question arises about Himself is not related to the
the factor of manifestation, pre-existence stage or after it;
which is how, the Manifest But rather includes all the
name (Al-Zaheer) could be the stages, and the difference
reason for the manifestation, between them is that this
and so far has not been manifestation is not preceded
identified if it is monism(Al by the hiddenness and it is in
Ahadiyah) or monotheism (Al absolute manifestation, just as
Wahidyah)? we said that the Essence is
Where it is possible to hidden here in the
impose the dominance of the absolute hiddenness, which is
Manifest name (Al-Zaheer) over not preceded by the manifestation
the words of creation and but it is the manifest in the
formation and not before. In same way that it is hidden, as
fact, if we want the answer to Ibn Arabi states:
this question, it can be said “As for what taste knowledge
that the apparent name before (al ma'arifa althewqiah) gives,
the detail and inclusion or after it is that He is Manifest in
it remains the factor and the terms of what is Hidden, and
reason for this manifestation, Hidden is from an entity (Ayn)
and the reason for this is that that is Manifest and the First
the name is only the perfection from an entity (Ayn) that is
of the Essence of God. Last, as well as saying in the
Last, and the robe(Izarr) of the
