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Implications of the Divine Ethics … S. Ibrahim & M.M. Gorjian Arabi (103

            himself,  he  cannot  create  a           this  state  and  status  is  the
            state  of  humbleness  and                ultimate  desire  of  the  people

            humility when calamities and              of  God.  (Tabataba'i,  1974;
            difficulties  descend,  and  will         Imam Khomeini, 2003)
            refuse to supplicate in front of             This trait shows the reality
            the divine independent being.             of man; That is, the idea that

               In  contrast,  if  a  person           human  being  always  rely  on
            recognises  his  own  poverty             his  mind  and  soul  shows  the
            and  needy  nature  in  front  of         very poverty and neediness of

            the independent and omnipotent            his nature, and this makes him
            divine      being     who      has        realize  the  reason  for  his
            dominion over entire universe,            existence.

            and pays due attention to this               If    it   comes      to     his
            knowledge as well, a state of             imagination  that  life,  power,
            supplication  and  humbleness             knowledge,         and       other

            arises  in  his  heart  and  will         perfections  that  he  finds  in
            bow  down  before  Him.                   himself are from himself, and
            (Misbah Yazdi, 2008)                      also  considers  other  natural
                                                      resources  of  the  world  to  be
                6.  Persistence Remembrance           independent in their influence,
                    of       the       Divine         and he imagines that they are
                    Independent Being                 the ones who either influence

            The reality of remembrance is             or are influenced; then, this is
            not      limited     to     verbal        where  he  trusts  in  his  self,
            remembrance;  rather,  it  has            even though he should trust in

            stages, the highest of which is           his Lord. (Tabataba'i, 1974)
            existential  remembrance,  and
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