Abstract:
The manifestation of the Essence of God in the point of view of
Ibn Arabi and Meister Eckhart is considered one of the most
important and fundamental ideas on which the other mystical
questions depend on. Ibn Arabi regards this matter in the way
that it represents the Essence of God, namely the manifestation
of the Essence of God and other worlds is because of His
hiddenness in these worlds which is resulted from the Breath of
the Merciful (the complete divine manifestation). Meister
Eckhart also regards this matter as the truth of everything and
originates from the divine perception of Himself, and this
perception flows to all things by which the Essence of God
manifested in the whole things including human, soul and the
light. The Essence of God is the Love who penetrates the whole
attracting things to Him. So the manifestation and hiddenness in
the two mystics' views is the proof of the two verses (He is the
First, the Last, the Manifest, and the Unseen and He knows all
things), and We are closer to him than even his jugular vein.
This manifestation and hiddenness don’t just concern the worlds
and beings; But includes the visible world, the world of
unveiling matters relating to the unseen, the stations, and states.Mystics and holy travellers stated the secret of this manifestation
and hiddenness of the Essence of God, namely, the full
orientation towards the Essence of God, this approach gives an
expansion of readiness to the mystic and holy traveller to enable
him to receive and reflect the divine perfection more and more;for that they recommend the importance to protect this
hiddenness and continuing its manifestation.