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Tag: "Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd)"

tag name: Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd) type: Philosophy; Religions, Middle Eastern
web link: bahai-library.com/tags/Unity_of_existence_(vahdatul-vujud)
variations or
mis-spellings:
unity of being; oneness of being; waḥdat al-wujūd
related tags: Concepts, Philosophical; Concepts, Religious; Ibn Arabi; Monism; Sufism
referring tags: Commentary on the Unity of Existence; Pantheism and panentheism; Perfect Man (Sufism)
Inventory subject: Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Pantheism; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]
notes: Concept in Islamic philosophy that all reality is a manifestation of the singular divine existence, with all forms ultimately interconnected.

See Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, chapter 82: The Unity of Existence.

references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi_metaphysics; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Unity of existence

"Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd)" has been tagged in:

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  1. 2023-01-01/2025. Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih). Bahá'u'lláh, Joshua Hall, trans. . — Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of the Simple Reality examines Mulla Ṣadra's dictum "The Simple Reality...
  2. 2014. Fifty Bahá'í Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation. Christopher Buck. — World religions are systems of salvation, liberation, or harmony, in direct response to the perceive...
  3. 2014. Index to Some Answered Questions. — Topic references to chapter and paragraph numbers of the 2014 revised authorized translation of this...
  4. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
  5. 2014. Answered Questions, Some. Abdu'l-Bahá. — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ...
  6. 2010. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Introduction. Moojan Momen. — The conflict in Islam between philosopher-mystics who adhere to the philosophy of existential onenes...
  7. 2010. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Translation. Bahá'u'lláh, Moojan Momen, trans. .
  8. 2006. Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality: A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings. Babak Rod Khadem. — The Baha’i conception of unity has historical and intellectual precedents. On the history of this ...
  9. 2001. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to the Doctrine of the Unity of Existence. Keven Brown. — Includes provisional translation of Tablet on the Unity of Existence.
  10. 2001. Firm Cord of Servitude, The. Theo A. Cope. — A call for a revisioning of mysticism's claims of "union with God" in light of the Baha'i Teachings ...
  11. 2001. Tablet on the Unity of Existence (Sharh Wahdat al-Wujúd). Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. .
  12. 2001. Excerpts from the Risáliy-i-Dhahabiyyih. The Báb, Keven Brown, trans. . — On effulgences, essence, and unity of existence.
  13. 1999. Commentary on a Verse of Rumi. Juan Cole. — Summary and paraphrase of a tablet about a debate over the unity of being (wahdat al-wujud) in Sufi ...
  14. 1999. Commentary on a Verse of Rumi. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Addresses theological concepts of divine unity through interpretation of Rumi's poetry, exploring re...
  15. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
  16. 1992. Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The. Todd Lawson. — The Perfect Man is the mediator between God and the World. He is the mirror in which creation sees G...
  17. 1985-12. Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan). Abdu'l-Bahá, Moojan Momen, trans. . — Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Baha when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms ...
  18. 1982. Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The. Juan Cole. — Lengthy overview of Baha'i theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots.
 
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