The necessity for the existence of the perfect man in the universe from the perspective of theoretical mysticism based on the ideas of Imam Khomeini

Every one of the scholars in theology, philosophy and mysticism has their own methodologies for explaining and proving the necessity for the existence of the perfect man. Theologians have applied the ‘Rule of Grace’ in this regard. Philosophers tend to prove the existence of the perfect man by means of ‘the holy capability of the acquired intellect (aql al-mustafad)’ as well as ‘Divine Wisdom’. However, the mystics consider the reason for the existence of the perfect man to be the necessity for the emergence of ‘the Mystery of Mysteries (ghayb al-ghuyūb)’ and the complete revelation of Allah as ‘the Supreme Name (ism al-a‘zam)’.From the viewpoint of mystics, including Imam Khomeini, the reasons for the necessity of the perfect man’s existence are as follows: the necessity for the emergence of Divine Essence in a complete manifestation; the necessity for the existence of the Highest Similitude of the Divine Essence; the necessity for the existence of a connecting link of Divine Essence with the pluralities; and the necessity for the emergence of the pluralities and the universes.