The Similarity (tashabih) between Human's Soul and God from the Perspective of Imam Khomeini

One of the important matters for human is to become aware of God's essence, names and attributes and also understand the reality of himself. Not only has a pious and monotheist person the wish to achieve knowledge of the origin and creator of the world, others will not relax unless they become aware of themselves, their creator and their surroundings as well. The similarity between human and God has occupied the minds and words of all scholars more than other matters. The theory of Imam Khomeini, among the later scholars, about the similarity between human and God is more noticeable and considerable. Explaining the aspects of the 'similarity of soul' from the perspective of Imam Khomeini in this article, the most important conclusions of this similarity will be investigated. This investigation will more clarify the reason why he has a special attention to the 'knowledge of soul' and the similarity between human's soul and God compared with other topics.