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Reason, A Barrier or A Bridge… M. Dehghani Firouzabadi and M. Islami / (125
he refused and acted Luvah (passion), and Tharmas
arrogantly, and he was (body/instinct).
one of the faithless. Four Mighty Ones are in every
(Quran, 2: 34)
Man; a Perfect Unity
Therefore, the universal reason Cannot Exist. but from the
is embodied in Ideal man or Universal Brotherhood of Eden
Adam. In this regard, Rumi The Universal Man. To Whom
also believes that prophets and be Glory Evermore Amen
saints could be ideal beings. (Blake, 1963, 1-3.4-1-3.6, E 301)
He states: Blake’s Universal Man
The saints are the (Albion) that is the soul which
intellect of intellect, and is in union with God lives in
(all) intellects (from the Eden. However, due to the
beginning) to the end are separation from God, his
(under their control) like perfect soul is divided into
camels. (Rumi, 1990, I: 2498)
four characters that fall into
Four Zoas the world of Generation which
In the same way, Blake also is comparable to the earth. In
believes that the origin of their prelapsarian state, Four
creation is the Universal Man. Zoas are free of any
He calls that Universal man contradiction and they are pure
allegorically Albion. He believes and innocent. Through acquiring
in four distinguished faculties experiences in corporeal life,
(Four Zoas), namely, Urthona they put an end to their
(imagination), Urizen (reason), innocence and fall into the
world of Generation. In this
world of Generation, they are