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life. He examined the role and most intense level and
this concept has played in distinguishes it from all other
the natural and social levels.
sciences and explored the But some others, who
uses of this concept in support Unity of Existence,
different Christian traditions consider that this is enough to
and faiths. (Naugle, 2002) make God limited, as if God
is a level of existence like
Impacts on Worldview others, which is a limitation
The Gradation and Unity of for Him. It seems like to
Existence are philosophical consider some of existence
and mystical theories; But necessary as God and
they have great impacts on consider others contingent
the whole worldview and like all other things, which
ideology of a human and also ends up limiting the existence
on his acts and actions of both of them. (Hosseini
because they are derived from Tehrani, 1998: 197)
his ideology. They have very The theory of Unity of
important ethical aspects as Existence claims that
well, some of which are existence is exclusive to God,
discussed below:
which proves monotheism
1. Difference in Monotheism more purely since the others
According to the theory of have no share in existence.
Gradation, there are different They are nothing but
levels of existence, God is the manifestations of that one
highest level, and other levels existence. The Holy Qur’an
exist by His side. So, this considered all other things to
theory puts God on a level be shadows of God and said,
among other beings, although “Have you noticed how
it asserts that it is the highest your creator and nurturer
