Three levels of dependence: Every Mumkin being depends on a cause — but dependence has levels. The slide title says there are three levels of dependence.
You are the Fuqara toward Allah: The Quran states the human side of it: "You are the Fuqara toward Allah" (35:15) — you are the poor, the needy, toward Allah. A Mumkin being is poor in its very existence: it owns nothing of itself, and every moment of its being is a gift from the cause that sustains it.
The three levels — to be verified: The three levels, as the course presents them, distinguish dependence in coming to be, dependence in remaining in being, and dependence in every attribute and action — but the exact three levels must be verified from the slide.
Example
The lamp and Faqr: A lamp depends on electricity to light, on the bulb to shine, and on the switch to stay on. A Mumkin being depends on its cause in every way at once — and the Quran calls that dependence "poverty" (Faqr).
Key Terms
- Mumkin al-Wujud (ممکن الوجود) — Contingent Being
- Faqr (الفقر) — poverty/neediness toward Allah
Quran or Hadith
Quran 35:15, as shown on the slide: "You are the Fuqara toward Allah." — to be checked.
Fresh diagram to be drawn: A three-level dependence diagram (levels to be confirmed from the slide). To be drawn in Project Desk colours.
Note: Slide 69 was not read; based on the filename. The exact three levels must be verified against the slide before publication.
- Every Mumkin being depends on a cause — but dependence has levels.
- A lamp depends on electricity to light, on the bulb to shine, and on the switch to stay on. A Mumkin being depends on its cause in every way at once — and the Quran calls that dependence "poverty" (Faqr).