The Perfect Human Being 73 its real characteristics, hence, our author calls them animals . 4 In explaining the degree of the perfect human being he points out the following relation : “The rank of the animal human being in relation to the perfect human being is the rank of the nisnās ( half human monster ) in relation to the animal human being . ” 5 Another relationship Ibn al - ‘Arabī posits is that of between the perfect human being and the universe . The perfect human being is the heart in relation to the body of the universe . 6 Likewise, the rank of the perfect human being in relation to the cosmos is the same as the rank of the rational soul ( al - nafs al - nāṭiqa ) in relation to the human being . 7 And the perfect human being in relation to God is like that of the shadow of the human being to the human being himself . 8 The perfection of the perfect human being serves as the aim of the cosmos . The supremacy of the perfect human being is also shown in our author’s statement t...
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