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IMAM ALI (A.S) AND ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER

Imam Ali (a.s) realized the ultimate cause of human suffering a thousand years before Schoppenhauer when he said: “the basis of the occurrence of evils are those desires which are acted upon and the orders that are innovated”.

According to rahyafte (the missionaries and converts website): Arthur Schopenhauer was born in Germany (1788-1860). He is considered among the most influential philosopher of Europe, influencing great minds for example Albert Einstein. He is famous for introducing the concept of ‘will (desire)’. Every thing, the living to non-loving, has a will (desire) programmed in it. A stone has a will that it will stay at it’s place and not move. All the chemical and physical properties of a stone come under it’s will. Living thing has will (desire) to propagate themselves and spread. Different living beings has different wills and this brings them into conflict with each other.

 

According to Schopenhauer one way to get rid of desire is to take interest in art. Its true that the people of fine art have done least damage to the society.


Strikingly Imam Ali (a.s) preached exactly the same philosophy as Schopenhauer 1400 years ago, he used to preach that desire is the ultimate cause of all suffering and shunning of desires is the only remedy for human sufferings.
Imam Ali (a.s) was aware that it is not possible to remove all the desires(will) hence he said “cut them short”.
Imam Ali (a.s) realized the ultimate cause of human suffering a thousand years before Schoppenhauer when he said: “the basis of the occurrence of evils are those desires which are acted upon and the orders that are innovated”.

Source: Islam, science and Imam Ali

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