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**njfeedd3w** · 05-05-2011, 11:39 AM

The issue with the concepts of enlightenment found in other religions is that they present themselves as an absolute end. Can one fall from enlightenment? In Islam, it all depends on the state one dies in - all the enlightenment in the world is useless if one dies in a state unbecoming of a mu'min, regardless of whether he had episodes of epiphanies and enlightenment throughout his life.

Can one fall from enlightenment? According to Theravada Buddhism, no. Actually the question isn't addressed.

But seriously though, does Islam (or do Muslims) recognize the state of enlightenment as an actual defined state/attainment that is reproduceable, like an actual phenomenon (regardless of whether it is immoral or irrelevant to salvation) as opposed to a jumbly wish washy mish-mash of feelings or a random claim made by some guy.

Also, theoretically speaking, the followers of other religions who become enlightened but deny the existence of God would technically go to hell right? So Enlightenment doesn't matter?

05-05-2011, 11:39 AM	#6
njfeedd3w Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 401 Senior Member	The issue with the concepts of enlightenment found in other religions is that they present themselves as an absolute end. Can one fall from enlightenment? In Islam, it all depends on the state one dies in - all the enlightenment in the world is useless if one dies in a state unbecoming of a mu'min, regardless of whether he had episodes of epiphanies and enlightenment throughout his life. Can one fall from enlightenment? According to Theravada Buddhism, no. Actually the question isn't addressed. But seriously though, does Islam (or do Muslims) recognize the state of enlightenment as an actual defined state/attainment that is reproduceable, like an actual phenomenon (regardless of whether it is immoral or irrelevant to salvation) as opposed to a jumbly wish washy mish-mash of feelings or a random claim made by some guy. Also, theoretically speaking, the followers of other religions who become enlightened but deny the existence of God would technically go to hell right? So Enlightenment doesn't matter?
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