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High and the All-wise. Type of Vision and its Purpose
(Quran, 26: 51) 1. Ontologically and
Epistemologically
Moses wanted to see God
without hijab that is because In general, there are different
the station of vision is different types of visions, including visual,
imaginal, dream- vision and etc.
from and higher than other stations. Since the means of perception
In other words, any information in the material world are the
can be taken by vision is
different from that one which five senses, and in the imaginal
is taken without it. As a result, world are the inner ones, and
the perceived thing in both
asking for the Almighty vision worlds is limited.
is intellectually necessary. So, Moses desire was not a
Ibn Arabi regards that the visual, imaginal, or dream
Moses desire has not any
connection with the imaginal vision. That is because when
the known descends from the
world which has non-physical world of intelligence to the
(Imagined), limited and restricted imaginal and apparent worlds,
bodies; but Moses request was it will be perceived by the
a vision without any restriction
or mark. Vision is knowing inner and outer senses of man
who know the objects of perception
what it has been seen, and the in these two worlds with restrictions
Almighty can not be seen to be and It is not possible to vision
said that one who saw Him the Almighty and His attributes
knew that he had seen him.
(Ibn Arabi, 1997, Vol. 1: 495) along with restriction and matter,
and Moses has reached the station
of manifestation of the divine
attributes (Taklim), and since
