The State of »Forgetfulness of God« in the Series of Causes and Consequences of »Self-forgetfulness«

The issue of »identity crisis« or »self-forgetfulness« and the crisis of »self-alienation« has always been a matter of concern to man. Referring to the Qur'anic verses and the narrations and also views of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli, the present research first presents a clear concept of the mental crisis of »self-forgetfulness« and on the second step, expounds on the state of »forgetfulness of God« and secularism in the series of causes and consequences of »self-forgetfulness«. The research findings indicate that self-forgetfulness does not mean to lose monotheistic nature but it means devoting special attention to materialistic life and ignoring man's nature and his soul. Regarding the state of forgetfulness of God, according to the Qur'anic verses, belief in monotheism reinforces man's nature and forgetting God causes self-forgetfulness. On the other hand, considering the verses of the holy Qur'an mentioning that the beginning and the end are the same and man is a perfect and complete manifestation of God's attributes, eventually self-forgetfulness leads in forgetting God. Therefore, the issue of forgetfulness of God can be analyzed in the series of causes and consequences of self-forgetfulness.