scholarly journals [The Aesthetics of A Sufist Poet, Ahmad Kamal Abdullah, Known as “Kemala”,] Jamaliah Syair al-Ghazal as-Sufi inda as-Syair Malazia

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-151
Author(s):  
Aisyah Ishak ◽  
Rosni Samah

This article discussed about the aesthetics of a Sufist poet, Ahmad Kamal Abdullah, known as “Kemala”, who is the most famous Modern Malaysian poet. There are a lot of his spiritual and mystical poems collected in several collections or “diwan”. Therefore, this study aims to decipher his mystical poems focused on both of its forms and contents; which studied the form of selected poems consisting of five points: musical, language, intertextuality, symbols and image. On the other hand, it also studied the contents in order to know the ideas that were raised, his emotions, and also its meanings and significance. Finally, the article displayed the results; firstly in terms of its form, the selected poems presented by the poet use several rhymes in one poem, which showed that they are contemporary poems not bonded by a single rhyme, which are the normal form for classical poems. Besides that, the article found that the poet used elements of repetition and question style frequently in his poetry and it is basically related to his emotions and the strength of his feelings. In addition, the poet used the vocabularies and phrases that indicate the meanings of love, besides revealing the element of intertextuality which were affected by Quranic verses, stories of the prophets, the historical incidents, the philosophy of love by Imam al-Ghazali, and also the classical Malay poetry. After that, the study showed that the poet used two types of imageries in his mystical poems; metaphoric and real images, selected by Kemala in order to reveal his feelings of love. Secondly: in term of its contents, it is heavily focused on three important topics; the poetry of love for Allah SWT, the poetry of love for Prophet Muhammad SAW, and the Sufisme love poetry. Last but not least, we can find from this analytical study that Kemala is a Sufist poet revealing his feelings and ideas intellectually and creatively, as well as a Ghazal poet due to selected texts that qualified the Ghazal Poem which is well known in Middle East. Keywords: Mystical Ghazal- Aesthetics- Love- Kemala   تتناول هذه المقالة عن جماليات شعر الغزل الصوفي عند  أحمد كمال عبدالله (Ahmad Kamal Abdullah) المعروف بـ "كمالا" (Kemala)، وهو من أشهر الشعراء الماليزيين في العصر الحديث. واشتهر بقصائده الروحية والصوفية التي جمعت في دواوين عدة بعناوين خاصة. ويعبر في قصائده عما في قلبه من القضايا أو الظواهر من الحوادث والقصص التي حدثت حوله محليا أو عالميا. ولذلك، تهدف هذه المقالة إلى دراسة النصوص الصوفية له شكلا ومضمونا، فمن حيث الشكل تدرس المستوى الموسيقي، والمستوى اللغوي، والتناص، والرمز، والصورة. وأما دراسة مضامين النصوص فهي تركز على  تجلية جماليتها، ومعرفة أفكار الشاعر المطروحة فيها، وعواطفه، وأيضا دلالة تلك الأفكار. وتوصلت المقالة إلى عدة نتائج؛ وأهمها؛ أن النصوص من ظواهرها الشكلية تكونت من القوافي غير الموحدة المعروفة في شعر الحر، مع إيجاد ظاهرة التكرار فيها مؤديا إلى معانيها الخاصة مرتبطة بالواقع النفسي عند الشاعر، وكثرة استخدام أساليبب الاستفهام، واستخدام المفردات والعبارات التي تدل على الحب والشوق والعشق، ومع وجود ظاهرة التناص من قصص الأنبياء والحوادث التاريخية وفلسفة الحب والشوق عند الإمام الغزالي، وبجانب الاستفادة من معاني الآية القرأنية والتراث الشعري القديم. كما استخدم الشاعر صورا تشبيهية وفنية في نقل أفكاره إلى المتلقي بطريقة فعالة تثير القلب واستخدام رموز متعددة. وأن نصوص الغزل الصوفي عند كمالا قد تحدثت عن ثلاثة موضوعات وهي شعر الحب الإلهي، والحب النبوي، والسكر الصوفي. والخلاصة، يعد كمالا شاعرا صوفيا مبدعا مثقفا، وكذلك شاعر الغزل الذي يقدم حبه الخالص للمحبوب والعشق به بكل قدسية،  وبطريقة فعالة بالأساليب الجذابة.   الكلمات المفتاحية: الغزل الصوفي – جماليات – الحب – العشق – كمالا

Fahm-i-Islam ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-98

This research deals with an analytical study of the flirtatious introductions that came in the view of the praise poems that spread widely in the Ottoman era, where this study attempts to monitor the aspects of creativity and the status of poetic thought among some poets of the Levant in dealing with a broad poetic purpose is spinning, and how these poets benefited From the experiences of the ex throughout the ages and adding what is related to the spirit of their times on the one hand, and their personal perception about the issues of spinning and women and what they feel on the other hand, and this study relied on the analytical method that helps in clarifying the tradition and creativity in these introductions.


Author(s):  
A. V. Crewe

We have become accustomed to differentiating between the scanning microscope and the conventional transmission microscope according to the resolving power which the two instruments offer. The conventional microscope is capable of a point resolution of a few angstroms and line resolutions of periodic objects of about 1Å. On the other hand, the scanning microscope, in its normal form, is not ordinarily capable of a point resolution better than 100Å. Upon examining reasons for the 100Å limitation, it becomes clear that this is based more on tradition than reason, and in particular, it is a condition imposed upon the microscope by adherence to thermal sources of electrons.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-208
Author(s):  
Mitri Raheb

Abstract Peace between Israel and the Arab world appears to be progressing like never before. It started with the UAE, followed by Bahrain and Morocco, and then with Sudan. A “new” Middle East is finally becoming a reality. Yet, on the other hand, the colonization of Palestinian land is progressing at full speed ever since President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the American Embassy there. During both the Embassy move and the so-called Abraham Accords with Arab countries and throughout the Trump era, biblical language has been employed. This paper will examine these political developments and biblical connotations. At the heart of the issue lies the question of what constitutes real peace. This paper argues that ‘the deal of the century’ was a form of Pax Romana rather than Pax Christi.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Reham M Al-Mohtadi ◽  
Eid H El-Subhieen ◽  
Ahmad A Al-khattab

<p>The study aimed to discuss the moral and social values embodied in the books contents of national interactive curriculum for kindergartens in Jordan; through analyzing such books’ contents. For the purposes of this study, a list of proposed moral and social values was prepared, including twenty eight values. Word, phrase and image are considered herein as analysis tools. The Generated outputs referred to 360 values which are contained in the books of national interactive curriculum for kindergartens in Jordan. The National Social values field occupied the first rank of 256 repetitions, at 71.11%. On the other hand, family personal values field occupied the 2<sup>nd</sup>. rank; 104 repetitions at 28.89%. The outputs also displayed the availability of many suitable moral and social values stipulated for in the study tool. In turn, it was noticed the unavailability of many suitable moral and social values.</p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Hélène Jawhara Piñer

Between pleasure and health, why should we have to choose? Though this combination did not mainly concern the culinary tradition of the Christian Middle Ages, on the other hand, it fits fully into an Arabic tradition of both East and West of the said period. In the late Middle Ages under Islamic domination, doctors, agronomists or botanists, offer –through multiple medical treatises on food or agriculture–, culinary recipes good for health. Thus, for Ibn Rush, Ibn Rāzī, Avicenne or Maimonides –as for many others scholars–, foodstuffs play a key role in its benefits for health. In this way, cookbooks occupy pride of place in this alliance between health and cooking. Therefore, the culinary recipes of half a dozen cookbooks of the Muslim Middle East dating back to the 10th-14th centuries, suggest this combination: listen to your body, take pleasure when you eat, do it according to your health and eat in a measured way. Cookbooks of the Iberian Peninsula written in Arabic in the Dar al-Islam testify to the transmission –from the Muslim Middle East– of the medico-culinary tradition based on humoral theory and culinary practices. This paper will focus on the place occupied by dietetic in the first known cookbook of the Iberian Peninsula: the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ [The cookbook]. Its anonymous author quote Galen and Hippocrates that, therefore, inscribes the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ in the influence of the Greek dietetic tradition. Furthermore, the knowledge of the anonymous author concerning medicine, dietetic, and cuisine is undeniable. Through half a thousand recipes, I will first present a reflection on this source commonly named “The Cookbook”, and then underscore the proportion of dishes containing medical recommendations. Then I will offer an approach to frequently used foodstuffs in the recipes where health seems to take precedence over the pleasure of eating the dish. Curing the illness, avoiding it, take pleasure, what is the goal of the culinary recipes? Thus, the aim is to identify both the most common dietetics recommendations and the disease that seem the most important to avoid. Finally, I will provide a glimpse of one of the most characteristic culinary recipes of this alliance health/pleasure that can offer the Andalusian cookbook. A brief reflection can be conducted on the current phenomenon that shows the willingness to return to healthy food which recommendations can be found in the cookbooks dating from the Middle Ages.


Author(s):  
Muhammad Shah ◽  
Rab Nawaz ◽  
Muhammad Mahsud

Introduction. No doubt that the Iran-USA nuclear deal of 2015 got fame in the international politics. Some countries were in favor of such a deal and some were against this development. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has more concerns over the Iran nuclear deal, it feels that after the deal Iran will become a regional power and will increase its military and political power which will disturb the regional security and stability. As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) itself provokes the creation of such conditions, thus their influence in the Middle East will be affected. Analysis. The article analyzes the concerns of Israel, implications for Turkey, the question why deal is beneficial for Pakistan, economic concerns of Saudi Arabia, implications for Persian Gulf and Middle East, economic implications for Turkey, economic opportunities for Pakistan. After the nuclear deal, Iran becomes a regional power and increases its political and economic influence in the region, especially in the Persian Gulf. The world says that Iran cannot get nuclear weapons after the deal because it has no such a capacity. However, according to some findings from the documents of the deal Iran is not blocked to become a nuclear power and the deal legitimizes the nuclear program. So, on the other hand after the Iran nuclear deal the regional political and economic environment is totally favorable to Iran. On the other hand, scholars believe that the United States of America (USA) operate in terms of diplomatic competition. From the economic standpoint, the deal will be favorable for Iran. Thus, some countries have objections related to the deal, while others express a positive attitude towards it. Results. Pakistan will be able to generate economic opportunities from Iran, especially with the help of Iran-Pakistan-India Gas pipeline project (IPI project). Consequences of the deal will be beneficial for the regional economic development of the Middle East and South Asia respectively.


2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał Kobis

Abstract The main aim of author was to present the specific features of the architecture and urbanisation of Algiers – the capital of Algeria. The history of the city was marked by two great periods: Muslim domination (especially from the 15th century) and French colonialism (in the years 1830 – 1962). Both of these have left behind numerous traces of architectural and urbanistic thought. The material effect of French domination is the architecture of modern Algiers, which took the form of a French ville, similar to Paris, Lyon or Marseille. On the other hand, the architecture of Algiers also includes the old Arab district – Casbah, that resembles the cities of the Middle East (Madīnah in Arabic), like Istanbul, Cairo or Damascus. Both architectural traditions give the city of Algiers a cosmopolitan and universal character. The threat to the peculiar coexistence of these traditions is the progressive migration from the countryside to the city, which results in the expansion of area of slums, called bidonvilles.


2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 82-104
Author(s):  
Leszek Rasztawicki

In this paper we would like to investigate the historicity of Nergal of Cuth in the context of Mesopotamian literature and religion. The deity Nergal of Cuth appears only once in the Hebrew Bible (2 Kings 17:30). He is mentioned among a list of some Assyrian gods, which new repopulated settlers in Samaria “made” for themselves after the fall of the Northern Kingdom. He is mainly perceived as a god of war and pestilence and his name can be explained “the lord of the netherworld”. His cult is mentioned in a prosaic way in the Hebrew Bible. On the other hand, there are many hymns and written texts, praising his glory and might, which support the existing cult of Nergal. His cult is further attested in Greek and Roman cultures.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-44
Author(s):  
Dr Syed Abdul Majid Ghouri

The Chapter of Fatiha is conceived as one of the paramount chapters of the Holy Qur’an; rather, it is unprecedented one in the sense that not a similar chapter has been revealed in any of revealed Books including the Qur’an itself. Also, as many prophetic traditions have been narrated with regard to its virtues as not narrated concerning any other chapter; the objectives of this chapter have extensively been discussed more than other chapter; and this chapter is characterized by having many names more than all other chapters. Moreover, this chapter, despite of being conciseness, comprises of three types of Tawhid (Oneness of God); namely, Oneness in terms of Lordship, Oneness in terms of Divinity, and Oneness in terms of Names and Attributes. Similarly, this chapter is characterized with many other features: such as the role of this chapter in attracting benefits and removing harms, healing of deceased, (getting divine) guidance, and fulfilling necessities. In addition to this, the Qur’an begins with this chapter. It is stated that it is one of the basic elements of the prayer without which prayer does not stand valid. It, by all means, indicates to the sublime nature, great features and magnificent virtues that this chapter holds. This work analyses the prophetic traditions narrated concerning this chapter and focuses over its objectives, names, virtues and characteristics in the light of authentic prophetic traditions. Meanwhile, the researcher adopts hybrid methodology: namely inductive one and critical one. On the one hand, critical method is adopted for searching and gathering all relevant traditions that discuss in one way or another this chapter; and, on the other hand, inductive method is adopted for analyzing the relevant traditions and drawing significant conclusions therefrom. At the end, a conclusion is added that contains several important remarks which have been drawn while this study.


Comunicar ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan-Bautista Romero-Carmona

This paper tries to show a brief but profound view about new languages of communication introduced at school. On the one hand, the musical language included in the curriculo and the other hand the technological language spread in our society in order to transmit the importance of new technologies as well as the different posibilities that they offer to the teaching-learning process inside the educational area focusing on the musical educational one. Con este artículo se pretende dar una visión superficial, pero cargada de intencionalidad, sobre algunos de los nuevos lenguajes de comunicación que se han implantado en la escuela. Por un lado, el lenguaje musical recogido en el currículo y por otro, el lenguaje tecnológico extendido en nuestra sociedad. Se intenta transmitir la importancia que tienen las nuevas tecnologías, así como las diferentes posibilidades que ofrecen para el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje dentro del ámbito educativo, centrándonos de manera especial en el campo de la educación musical.


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