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Implications of the Divine Ethics … S. Ibrahim & M.M. Gorjian Arabi (101
for God is imperfect and will contingent beings is a sheer
not have any result. (Sadr ad-Din and pure relation to the
Shirazi, 2002: 139) beauty of God’s independent
Love and affection for God existence.
Almighty is the result of Therefore, the understanding
knowledge of God. As a of any possible beauty
result, more knowledge cause depends on the understanding
increasing in love and of God's absolute beauty.
affection, and consequently,
the journey to God will be 3. Education, the Highest
faster and more, and this Stage of Gratitude
causes more knowledge from Gratitude of blessings has
God to flow to the wayfarer. different stages in which man
(According to Mulla Sadra, recognises God's blessings in
Ref: Islaminasab et al, 2022, 58) the first stage (asceticism),
Accordingly, whenever a man and uses these blessings
recognizes that the divine rightly; However, at this
independent being is the stage, the person may not
source and sum of all the know the owner of the
attributes of perfection and blessing correctly.
beauty, the state of love In the second stage
towards that source of all (mysticism), man goes from
beauty is acquired in his heart paying attention to the
and opens the heart to the blessing to paying attention to
absolute perfection and beauty the owner of the blessing;
of God; (Misbah Yazdi, 2001) However, the highest and best
Because the beauty of all stage is for man to admit his
