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International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 9 (30): 143-173, Serial Number 2, Spring 2022

PAPER DERIVED FROM THESIS
Characteristics of Near-Death Experiences (NDE) according to the
Transcendent Wisdom and its Function in giving Meaning to Human Life

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Ruhollah Salariyan , Dr. Mojtaba Afsharpour , Dr. Mohammad-Hossein Salehi 3
1. *PhD Student of Quran and Orientalism Department, Faculty of Quranic Interpretation and Studies,
Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran, and a Level Four Student of Qom Seminary (Corresponding Author)
2. Department of Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Philosophy and Ethics, Baqir al-Olum University,
Qom, Iran, and Assistant Prof. of Al-Mustafa International University, mojafs2@yahoo.com
3. Department of Islamic Mysticism, Faculty of Mysticism and Thoughts of Imam Khomeini,
University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran, msalehi@ustmb.ac.ir
I appreciate Dr. Afsharpour and Dr. Salehi, for helping me to compile the this paper.

ARTICL INFO ABSTRACT

Article History: SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: philosophical rational analysis of Muslim

Received: 16 October 2021 philosophers about death now with reports from revived people or pre-death
Revised: 27 January 2022 experiences which especially in the last century has attracted the attention of

Accepted: 09 February 2022 branches of psychology, has created this issue that What is the relationship

between experimental findings and rational explanations in Islamic
Key Words: philosophy? This question was a starting point to investigate the descriptions
Near-Death Experiences of the nature and characteristics of near-death experiences according to the
(NDE)
rational philosophical viewpoint particularly the Transcendent wisdom.

Transcendent Wisdom METHOD AND FINDING: The present study was conducted according to
the analytical-descriptive methodology, and the data were collected using
Human Life the library research approach. The findings showed that near-death
experiences arise when the bonds of the soul to the body get weakened,
and this pushes any material veils aside and guides them to the imaginal
world. As the rupture gets more profound, humans sense more in-depth
DOI: experiences with added features in their lifes. The experiencers become
10.22034/IMJPL.2022.6993 free from the constraints of place and time as the two elements are
absent in the imaginal world. The unity that such people sense arises
DOR: due to achieving higher levels of understanding when their bonds to
20.1001.1.26767619.2022.9.30.5.8 their bodies get more weakened. Experiencing heaven and hell in such
experiences can be attributed to being exposed to the truth of actions.

CONCLUSION: Sadr ul-Din Shirazi viewed love as the result of insight and existential

unity. Being united with divine beloveds leads to happiness, while unity with
sensual beloveds brings about agony in the imaginal world. Simultaneously
experiencing love and unity with the light occurs due to the increased existential
vastness and the achievement of a more in-depth understanding of love.
* Corresponding Author: Article Address Published on the Journal Site:
Email: rsalarian@chmail.ir http://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/article_6993.html
ORCID: 0000-0002-5899-6723

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