Ma`rifat Kalami

This article is written with the aim of critically analyzing the law of attraction based on the intellectual foundations of ‘Allāmah Miṣbāḥ Yazdī. The main research question is whether the fundamental teachings of the law of attraction, which are based on concepts such as mental frequency, cosmic energy, and the principle of “like attracts like,” are compatible with the philosophical and theological framework of ‘Allāmah. The research method is analytical-comparative. First, the definition and metaphysical structure of the law of attraction are explained, then it is compared with ‘Allāmah’s philosophical and theological principles such as the monotheism of acts (tawḥīd af‘ālī), God’s necessary existence (wājib al-wujūd), and the essential poverty (faqr) of the human being. The analyses show that the energy-based foundation of the law of attraction is incompatible with gradation of existence (tashkīk al-wujūd) and with the monotheism of acts, because it reduces God’s role and wise divine will to a mechanical mechanism of frequency reflection. Furthermore, the image of the human being in this teaching—based on a kind of self-divinization and absolute responsibility placed on the mind—conflicts with ‘Allāmah’s anthropology and his understanding of free will, moral responsibility, and the actual conditions of human life. The article concludes that the metaphysical foundations of the law of attraction are unacceptable from ‘Allāmah’s perspective.