Divine Love in Islamic Mysticism: The Teachings of al-Ghazālī and al-Dabbâgh. By Binyamin Abrahamov. pp. xii, 190. London and New York, RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-385
Author(s):  
Erik S. Ohlander
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Paredi

Resumen: El presente artículo se propone comparar y llevar a dialogar El Intérprete de los deseos de Ibn ʿArabī y la Vita Nova de Dante Alighieri bajo tres aspectos profundamente presentes a lo largo de los escritos: el concepto de Ausencia, de Memoria y de Indefinido. Según el presente análisis, la búsquedade la Amada en las dos obras presupone la Ausencia y valora la Presencia como meta final del Amante; en segundo lugar, el vacío causado en la Memoria, por la ausencia de Niẓām y de Beatrice, se llena con evocaciones y recuerdos; finalmente, es el Indefinido espacio-temporal lo que permite a las dos obras de ser tan universales, sin otras referencias concretas que la Amada o, aún más, labúsqueda espiritual misma.Palabras clave: Sufismo. Mística Islámica. Ibn ʿArabī. Dante Alighieri. Memoria. Ausencia. Presencia. Deseo divino. Amor cortés. Amor divino.Abstract: The following article aims to compare and to bring into dialogue the Interpreter of Desires by Ibn ʿArabī and the Vita Nova by Dante Alighieri, under three aspects which are deeply represented in these two works: the concept of Absence, of Memory and Indefinite. According to this analysis, the quest for the Beloved, in both works, implies the Absence and values the Presence as the finalaim of the Lover; secondly, the void caused by the absence of Niẓām and Beatrice is fulfilled by the mnemonic faculty, thanks to evocations, souvenirs and memories; lastly, the space-time indefiniteness allows the works to be considered universal. No other concrete references are found except the Beloved and her Spiritual Quest in itself.Key words: Sufism. Islamic Mysticism. Ibn ʿArabī. Dante Alighieri. Memory. Absence. Presence. Divine Desire. Courtly Love. Divine Love.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Ai ◽  
Daniel E. Hall

We examined experiencing divine love as an indicator of affective spiritual growth in a prospective cohort of 200 patients surviving cardiac surgery. These patients previously completed two-wave preoperative interviews when standardized cardiac surgery data were also collected. The information included left ventricular ejection fraction, New York Heart Association Classification, baseline health (physical and mental), optimism, hope, religiousness, prayer coping, religious/spiritual coping, and demographics. We then measured divine love at 900 days postoperatively. Hierarchical linear regression indicated the direct effect of positive religious coping on experiences of divine love, controlling for other key variables. Postoperatively perceived spiritual support was entered at the final step as an explanatory factor, which appeared to mediate the coping effect. None of the other faith factors predicted divine love. Further research regarding divine love and spiritual support may eventually guide clinical attempts to support patients' spiritual growth as an independently relevant outcome of cardiac surgery.


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