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General Guidance and Special Guidance
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General Guidance and Special Guidance
The first level of guidance which we name it as general guidance, is a level which the Ma'refat of God is given to all the people in such manner that they cannot deny that by heart. In case of aversion and rejection (Bani Israel: 67) man comes to a halt on the path of guidance and it is possible that he even becomes deprived from remembering the initial Ma'refat. However in case of submitting himself before God, and in accordance with the degree of his submission and struggle, a greater manifestation of the past and innate Ma'refat glows in his heart and the Ma'refat of God becomes much more severe and scintillating.
This severeness which possesses greater levels is set forth as special guidance ('Khaseh') because it does not occur for all the common people but specially occurs for the faithful believers.
Paying attention to this matter can be a reply to some of the questions pertaining to beliefs, which are propounded in connection with some verses of Quran.[24]
Another instance of severance consist of “volunatary severance” from the worldy manifestations which is accompanied with untiring struggle and endeavour. However its result will be a higher Ma'aref and a reminder more severe than the divine and innate Ma'aref and will lead to a much higher stage than the special guidance
(*) (Supplication of Sha'baniyeh)
It is here that the obligation of ethics and its importance becomes clear and the narrow relation of true ethics and mystics with the most fundamental matter pertaining to beliefs in the school of revelation becomes manifest. From this viewpoint, ethics smoothens the way for ascending to the peak of bondage and perfection of course not as a collection of practical precepts but as a path which acquaints man with the source of Ma'refat and basis of guidance.
While discussing the stage of 'submission' we shall once again refer to this matter even though going into its details is not within the scope of our discussion.
