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Brethren of Purity
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Aug 17, 2023
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From an Islamic mystical perspective, the acceptance of the miracles of Jesus, his crucifixion or his resurrection does not entail his identity with the Divine Essence. For Islamic mystical philosophers, Jesus is the manifestation of the Prophetic Reality - the First Intellect.

The Islamic mystical critique of some Christian theologies is not a critique that aims to simply reduce the level of Jesus to that of a "mere mortal". Islamic mystical philosophers believe that the reality of Jesus in higher realms can be attributed with all perfections apart...
from Divinity (being identical with the Divine Essence). In Islamic mystical view, prayer (Istighātha) from Jesus is permissible and graceful. The disagreement is only on the "Logos" being identical to the Divine Essence. One may read further. ibnarabisociety.org/jesus-accordin
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