scholarly journals Al-Asfār al-Arba‘at sebagai Basis Metafisika Mullā Shadrā

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-352
Author(s):  
Rahmat Effendi
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Journey ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Islamic Philosophy ◽  
Philosophical System ◽  
Magnum Opus ◽  
Mystical Experiences ◽  
Transcendent Wisdom

Shadrā, who is known as the leader of Islamic philosophy, succeeded in synthesizing various views of the previous schools of thought. His philosophy is al-Hikmat al-Muta'āliyat which means transcendent wisdom as a transmission of wisdom that is directly present in a person through inner cultivation and spiritual purity. The synthesis is listed in the magnum opus, namely al-Asfār al-Arba'at. What and how Shadrā builds philosophical ideas on top of mystical and rational approaches is a speciality in Shadrā's philosophy. The existence of a relationship between each travel hierarchy and its philosophy is the focus of discussion in this study. This article is a literature study based on descriptive-analytical and holistic methods. The aim is to reveal how the hierarchy of Sadrā's spiritual journey relates to the building of his philosophy. Then look at the concept holistically that there is a connection between mystical experiences that contribute to building a holistic and diverse philosophical system.

scholarly journals Divine Love as the Reason for Creation in Islam—An Exploration of Nursi’s Epistles of Light

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 667
Author(s):  
Nasrin Rouzati
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Spiritual Journey ◽  
Divine Love ◽  
God's Love ◽  
The World ◽  
Magnum Opus ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Shed Light

This paper aims to answer the question “why did God create the world” by examining Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s magnum opus, the The Epistles of Light (Risale-i Nur), to demonstrate that, from a Nursian perspective, divine love is the raison d’etre for the creation of the world. The first section will investigate the notion of divine love as reflected in the wider Muslim scholarly literature. This will be followed by a discussion on the theology of divine names, with special attention to Nursi’s perspective, illustrating the critical role that this concept plays in Nursian theology particularly as it relates to cosmic creation. The third section will explore the metaphysics of love, the important implications of God’s love in the creation of the world, and its role as the driving force for the dynamism and activities within the structure of the universe. The Qur’anic presentation of love, maḥabba, as well as the significance of the reciprocal nature of love between God and humankind will be explored next. The final section will shed light on the synergy between divine love and the Qur’anic notion of ibtilā, trial and tribulation, to demonstrate its instrumentality in man’s spiritual journey.

scholarly journals The Reasonable Explanation of Annihilation (fanā) in Mysticism

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Abulfazel Kiashemshaki
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Journey ◽  
Reasonable Explanation ◽  
Mystical Experiences ◽  
Made In

<div><p><strong>Abstrak : </strong>Para mistikus melampaui tahap-tahap (derajat kesempurnaan mistik) dan maqam spiritual dalam perjalanan mereka menuju Allah yang sulit dimengerti oleh non-mistikus. Karena itu, sebagian besar kalangan reflektif berusaha mengandalkan prinsip-prinsip intelektual dan teoritis mereka untuk memperoleh penjelasan atas pengalaman mistis dan ekstasi. Namun, keberhasilan penjelasannya sepenuhnya berada di bawah kuasa dan kekuatan dari prinsip-prinsip tersebut. (Fanā) atau kesirnaan adalah salah satu tahap mistis atau keadaan yang sulit dimengerti oleh non-mistikus sehingga memunculkan berbagai teori yang berbeda untuk menjelaskannya. Pencapaian prestasi ilmiah dan filosofis merupakan penjelasan yang tepat atas fanā. Bagaimanapun upaya yang dilakukan dalam artikel ini membuktikan bahwa satu-satunya penjelasan yang sukses adalah penjelasan yang didasarkan pada prinsip-prinsip teosofi transendental dan mistisisme teoritis.<strong></strong></p><p><em>Kata kunci : Fanā, Mistisisme, Penjelasan rasional, Mistisisme teoretis, Filsafat transendental</em></p><p><br /><strong>Abstract :</strong> Mystics are passing through stages (degrees of mystic perfection) and esoteric abodes (spiritual stations) in their spiritual journey to Allah which is difficult for unmystics to understand. Because of this, most of the reflective people are trying to rely on their intellectual and theoretical principles to obtain an understandable explanation of mystical experiences and ecstasy. However the success of such explanation completely lies in the power and strength of the above mentioned principles. (Fanā) or annihilation is one of the mystical stages or states which unmystics find very difficult to reasonably understand, hence various and different theories have been provided for its explanation. Various scientific and philosophical achievements are appropriate explanations of annihilation (fanā) which is valuable in its place; however effort had been made in this article to prove that the only successful explanation is an explanation based on the principles of transcendental theosophy and theoretical mysticism.</p><p><em>Keywords : Fanā (annihilation), Mysticism, Reasonable explanation, Theoretical mysticism, Transcendental theosophy</em></p></div>

scholarly journals Politik Hukum Berkeadaban Perspektif Filsafat Islam

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurnal ARISTO
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Islamic Philosophy ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Philosophical Perspective ◽  
Political Concept ◽  
The World ◽  
Islamic Civilization ◽  
Islamic Values

This is the result of research that aims to explain the legal and political civilization civilized in Isla philosophical perspective. With literature study method and the philosophical approach of the data collected, verified and analyzed. The results showed that as the core of the Islamic civilization which can affect all aspects of human life and therefore civilization should become a legal political concept in accordance with Islamic values that have alignments to the virtues of the world of human life and the hereafter. Political law as a legal way to achieve legal establishment have made many disalahgunkan for maneuvering behind the legality of the law. The necessity to fix the legal politics only interest-oriented materialistic secular with Islamic philosophy, as with the values of Islam that comes from God as the highest authority over all can be transformed into a real life human being, so that the safety and happiness of the world and the hereafter can achieved.

scholarly journals Rekonstruksi Pendidikan Islam Multikultural Indonesia Perspektif Filsafat Pendidikan Islam

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-366
Author(s):  
Ali Ismunadi ◽  
Moh. Faishol Khusni
Keyword(s):  
Primary Sources ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Islamic Philosophy ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Academic Debate

Efforts to explore various basic principles and ideals of Islamic education have become exciting studies in the discourse on Islamic philosophy. This study is even more interesting when juxtaposed with contemporary lessons such as multiculturalism and Islam Nusantara. Ironically, this discourse has stagnated in academic debate. In this context, the researcher uses a literature study approach by examining primary sources in the Islamic philosophical thought family. This research aims to see the philosophical basis with dimensions, principles, norms, and values ​​that live and use as human guidance. In this study, the researcher finds that from the perspective of Islamic philosophy, the basis of multiculturalism base on the Islamic doctrine of Rahmatallil'alamin. The common goal in the formation of humans is perfect humans as servants of Allah, social beings, and part of the universe. This basic principle is relevant to apply to humans in Indonesia who are diverse in culture, ethnicity, and religion.

‘Contemplant Spirits’

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Flores
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Metaphysical Theory ◽  
Philosophical System ◽  
Intellectual System ◽  
Initial Basis ◽  
Early View ◽  
Magnum Opus ◽  
Mental Powers

The influence of Cambridge Platonist Ralph Cudworth’s philosophical system on Coleridge’s notion of contemplation is explored in Chapter 12. Coleridge studied Cudworth’s True Intellectual System early in his career, from 1795 to 1797, before his acquaintance with German thought. Flores contends that Coleridge’s theory of contemplative experience has an initial basis in the Cambridge Platonist’s ontological and epistemological tenets. Coleridge’s conversation poems, written during his perusal of Cudworth’s magnum opus, lay the groundwork for a metaphysical theory of contemplation. In these, which he called ‘Meditative Poems in Blank Verse’, Coleridge dramatizes meditative experience as he conceived it at this early stage of his career. Flores establishes a comparison between Coleridge’s early view of contemplative experience, and the related ‘Order of the Mental Powers’ in considering the influence of Cudworth’s philosophical tenets in Coleridge’s Platonist foundations.

To personalise or not to personalise

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Tyrone Grima
Keyword(s):  
Integrative Model ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Spiritual Journey ◽  
Simone Weil ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mystical Experiences ◽  
The Relationship

This paper focuses on the theology of the philosopher Simone Weil, analysing the inherent struggle between the notion of the impersonal and the personal God, strongly present in her writings. The first part of the paper focuses on Weil’s point de d.part, in which she maintained that the relationship between humanity and God should not be a personal one. This premise is rooted in Weil’s apophatic spirituality. It proceeds by giving an analysis of the dynamics in the notion of the impersonal God, juxtaposing it against the mystical experiences of Simone Weil herself. Weil’s spiritual journey led her to integrating the two polarities. The second part of the paper focuses on an integrative model that can be derived from Weil’s writings through her “spirituality of contradiction.” In the face of the struggle, Weil believed in the importance of staying in the uncomfortable space of the unknown, without rejecting either polarity. The paper concludes by demonstrating the relevance of this integrative model to contemporary society as a vehicle of integrity in the path towards wholeness.

Age differences in spirituality, mystical experiences and wisdom

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
THAO N. LE
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
Practical Wisdom ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Report ◽  
European American ◽  
Spiritual Community ◽  
Vietnamese American ◽  
Mystical Experiences ◽  
Transcendent Wisdom

ABSTRACTAlthough philosophical and contemplative traditions suggest that religiousness and spirituality are associated with wisdom, few empirical studies have examined the relationship. This paper investigates the associations between spirituality and mystical experiences and two types of wisdom: practical wisdom, primarily the ability to understand and resolve difficult life dilemmas (or an ‘expert’ knowledge system and the highest level of synthesised mental functioning), and transcendent wisdom, which goes beyond personal self-interests, biases and perceptions, and involves the ability to see things or others as they are directly. Two studies are reported. The first is of mostly older European-American and Vietnamese-American adults. It was found that mystical experiences promoted transcendent wisdom, but that the effect was moderated by self-enhancement values of power, status and achievement. The Vietnamese-American adults who reported mystical experiences and endorsed high self-enhancement values scored the lowest on transcendent wisdom. Being part of a religious or spiritual community positively associated with transcendent wisdom. On the other hand, religiousness, spirituality and mystical experiences did not relate to practical wisdom. The second study was of European-American and Vietnamese-American young adult students. It found that institutional and personal religious/spiritual practice was associated with two self-report measures of wisdom. Regardless of the mechanisms and processes associated with spirituality and mystical experiences, its fruits appear to be associated with transcendent wisdom.

scholarly journals Existency of Green Coconut Fruit (Cocos nucifera Linn Var. Viridis) as a Sufi Education Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Djoko Hartono ◽  
Qurrotul A'yun ◽  
Himatul Aliyah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Olive Tree ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Spiritual Journey ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Coconut Tree ◽  
The People

Every word that is mentioned by Allah in the Qur'an, is related to giving lessons to humans or inviting people to think. In Al-Qur’an, Surah An-Nur:35, explained that the nature of Allah's light in the form of a parable, something that was known to the people at that time, namely the olive tree. Indonesian scholars interpret it as a coconut tree. This research uses literature study method with phenomenological analysis, functionalism analysis and critical analysis . The results are Coconut has an important meaning in Indonesian public belief. People believe that the coconut fruit is a symbol that represents the spiritual life of humans towards the divine. The use of the coconut fruit symbol has been used by Sufi scholars in delivering advice which is full of philosophical meanings. Each part of the coconut fruit has its own meaning representing a spiritual journey to the Divine. Coconut skin and coir as Sharia. The use of green coconut fruit as a medium for Sufi education is expected to provide Sufis with good and easy to understand learning so that Sufis can take the knowledge given by their teachers.

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