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and awareness in human beings with the same perceptible
has stages and levels that characteristics as time, place,
gradually change with the position, quality, quanity. At
decrease of the soul's belonging this level, only a form of the
to the body. Therefore perceptible object is perceived
Understanding the levels of for the perceiver, not itself.
perception is necessary to (Sadr ul-Din Shirazi, 1989,
clarify why expriencers feel united . Vol. 3: 360)
Islamic philosophers consider This level begins with
four level for perception: sensory connection and ends
1. Sensory Perception with disconnection. (Araki,
2. Imaginary Perception 2004: 76)
3. Illusory Perception Imaginary perception is the
4. Intellectual Perception. imagery of what is perceived
(Ibn Sina, 1996: 81; in sensory perception. Imagination
Sadr ul-Din Shirazi, power imagines the same
1989, Vol. 3: 360) material object that came into
sensory perception with all its
Suhrawardi, by including features. (Sadr ul-Din Shirazi,
illusory perception in imaginary 1989, Vol. 3: 361)
perception, considers the stages This mental image that
of perception as three times remains in the mind is called
as sense, imagination and the “imaginary form”. This form
intellect. (Sobhani Fakhr, has all the sensible properties
2011: 98)
.
Sensory perception is the except matter (Araki, 2004: 76)
perception of something material Illusory Perception (illusion)
that is present to the perceiver is the perception of intangible
