The lifestyle for looking forward to the Emergence

Human and meta-gender aspects

In Islamic culture of looking forward to Emergence, humans which is comprehensive, have the following characteristics; one of which is just the human point of view, without considering their gender. And the other, which can be counted, is by considering their gender.

1.   They are creatures, so they are needy and weak.
2. They have two main aspects: mental and physical.
3. Human’s souls and bodies are affected by each other.
4. Human souls are eternal.
5. They are the noblest of creatures and have intrinsic and acquired dignity so that they can be superior to the angels.
6. They have will, authority, and duty; therefore they are responsible [for their deeds]. So they can determine their own destiny.
7. Humans are ignorant but have tools such as ears, eyes, hearts, and intellect to gain knowledge.
8. They have the ability to express, learn, write, and receive inspiration/ revelation.
9. The effectiveness of Human tools of cognition is limited, and they need a prophet and revelation.
10. They own emotions and have artistic and beauty-loving spirits.
11. They seek perfection and infinity.

12- the desire for immortality.

13- the tendency to be profiteers, the desire for material things, spouse, and children.

14- the features as Happiness, sadness, and wonder.

15- the capability of being attributed to bad and good features.

16- the following, as their evil passion, Satan, taghut, some people and jennies, obstacles, and the internal and external enemies of their prosperity.

17- [ the honor of] Being servants of their Creator and Lord.

18- [if they are true servants] achieve perfection, they are substitutes of God on the Earth.

19- Their lives include various processes: Before the birth [in the previous world], while they are alive, and after the world [in the …. And here after].

20- Live in a world that is a place of affliction and trial, through blessings and deprivations, the effect of which is growth or fall.

21- [Human’s] main [true] lives are in the Hereafter, and heaven will be the place for fulfilling all of their wishes.

22- [Human’s] fates after the world (Hereafter), depends on their performance in the world.

23- [Human’s] continuation of lives after the world, gives hope and grounds for effort.

24- To achieve perfection, the idealist [Human] needs to follow the Perfect Men (the Prophet and Imāms (pbu th).