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or women. (Ibn Arabi, 1994, cause of humiliation in the
Vol. 2: 193) lowest world and the Hereafter.
It is well-known that human- (Ruzbihan Baqli, 2007: 37)
soul seeks perfection, that is
because it isn’t perfect and has Humiliation Practices
shortcomings and merits. The In this paragraph we are going
soul’s turn in this lowest world to discuss how the traveler to
is to get rid of its flaws to reach God becomes humiliated to Him.
its perfection. So, any shortcoming Because the human being is
makes the soul far away from such a combination of body
its completeness and causing it and soul, the holy traveler needs
humiliation and destitution, not some kind of practices for the
only in the lowest world, but both. Accordingly, he must act
also on the Day of Resurrection. and worship. He acts for his
For example, one of the body and worships for his soul.
awfulest vices of the soul is In other words, actions are
greediness, and yearning for all about body and will affect
other people’s property. Greediness the soul because of the
doesn’t save anyone’s face, so relationship between body and
this vice needs to be treated to soul while worshiping is
get the human soul away from connected with the soul
humiliation and make it closer situations. So, in both practices
to its perfection. The treatment whether is action or worshiping,
is to apply the compatible the traveler must be present
remediation of Patience and with humiliation and submission
Contentment with what the between His God’s hands.
Almighty God has blessed and (Qunawi, 2002: 238)
knowing that Greediness is the
