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dimensions within his single and heedlessly following the
existence”. (Amini, 2012: 19) lowliness will cause the Self to
The Self is described as be worse than the animals.
having different dimensions. On In this example, angles are
one point the Self is gifted with creations of total submission
“heavenly excellence” and given and obedience, and animals are
a source of perfection through creations of sole desires. The
the Godly characteristics. battle, Ibrahim Amini argued,
(Amini, 2012: 19) continue until one of the
Ibrahim Amini calls it a dimensions becomes dominant.
“Heavenly gift”, and cited a Getting more in contact with
quote from Imam Ali stating that: the Self’s divine nature, one
“Whoever discovers the acquires nearness to God.
nobility of the Self shall (Amini, 2012: 25)
guard him against Finally, the relationship
lowness of passions and between the Self and God, is
false desires”. defined by several steps.
Humans must strive to gain a
This narration introduces us certain character trait or
to the point that the Self also quality, then ask for its perfect
holds a dimension of lowliness. form through the power of
The Prophet Mohammad stated, God. When a virtuous person
that “your greatest enemy is makes an ethical decision and
yourself, which is located act upon it, his actions has
between your two sides”. potential to be more effective
(Majlisi, 1983, V. 70: 64) and complete through the
This does not mean, that the power of God. The closeness
Self is divided into two, rather of the Self and God has a
it means that there are direct influence on the ability
different dimensions of the to perfect one’s ethical actions.
Self. Perfecting the heavenly To start off understanding
given, will result in the Self the self, as Kierkegaard
being better than the angles, described it in the Christian
