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Abstract
Although the essence of human being has been questioned long times ago, there are many conceptual answers toward that question. Thus it is common if human beings, as social and individual creatures may try to question it to find new answers. The answer is mainly obtained by contemplating one's self based on the existing concept or reflecting one's self using an individual spiritual experience. The understanding to the essence of human beings described in this writing is based on the concept given by al-Syaikh al-Akbar ibn Arabi who is philosophical as well as sufistic. Who is a man? A man is "God" in its tajalli perfect form in the universe. Therefore, a man is not perfect when he cannot show God's characteristics. Ibn Arabi says, "one of this characteristics is to become a responsible leader either for himself or others".