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question to ask concerning the prophets and messengers of
Perfect Individual is: How God. (Chittick, 1997)
does an individual gain this In Ibn Arabi's mysticism,
state? generally, there are two main
One way to show the way ways to reach perfection,
to perfection is to emphasize which he calls the two wings
the definition of perfection of the bird of the spirit. These
from the perspective of Ibn are the way of love and the
Arabi. As stated, perfection way of knowledge.
means realizing the full range (Morrissey, 2020)
of complementary divine The way of love, which is
attributes, so according to Ibn the way of attraction and
Arabi's anthropology, human surrender to God, who is the
beings are defined by the Beloved and the Desired. This
form of God. way is based on the
The path to perfection experience of the heart, which
involves bringing these is the seat of love and the
attributes out from hiddenness organ of spiritual perception.
to manifestation; Therefore, The way of love is the way of
the question is how human the prophets, who received
beings can bring these the divine revelation and
attributes out from hiddenness guidance through their hearts.
to manifestation. (Chittick, 1993)
The answer is by god's help The way of knowledge,
and prophetic guidance. To which is the way of
follow the authority of the contemplation and realization
prophet Muhammad and other of God, who is the Truth and
