جستاري در مفهوم روايي - عرفاني حديث صورت

A Survey on Narrative-Mystic Concept of Hadith-e Soorat

The holy Quran expresses manʹs innate dignities and greatness of human existence with such interpretations as the Godʹs Caliphate. Due to humanʹs distinguished creation and the special place of mankind, the Muslim mystics consider the presence of humankind, in the context of an entire mankind, as the major goal of creation of the whole universe. The prophetʹs hadith on "creation of humankinds in Godʹs expression" justifies the prominent place of mankind, as expressed in reliable Sunni and Shiite readings. Not surprisingly, the creation of mankind as Godʹs expression is an interpretation of the story of creation mentioned in Torah. As attempted by hdith scholars, a deeper understanding of the meaning should be acquired for this hadith, one which goes beyond its superficial meaning. Great mystics and Gnostics have attempted to interpret the word; those who consider the superficial meaning of the hadith have taken Godʹs expression permissible; while, the Muslim mystics take the interpretation of the expression as truth. Based on the principle of existential unity, widespread in the whole universe, the Muslim mystics take the universe as a detailed expression of God Almighty and the complete humankind as the description of the Almighty altogether. The Muslim mystics have provided a unique expression and interpretation of "mankindʹs divine expression" in elaborating the creation of the mankind.