A Map Of The Divine Subtle Faculty
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A Map of the Divine Subtle Faculty
The heart in the Islamic understanding is the expression of a human being's spiritual existence. It is a Divine gift and Divine subtle faculty bestowed upon humanity. It is a polished mirror reflecting God. Like a general, the heart commands all other bodily organs and faculties, which are its troops, Everything that comes from a human being, whether good or bad, is a product of the heart. Mehmet Y. Seker, a scholar of Sufism and tasawwuf, studies the concept of the heart in the Islamic tradition looking at how it is approached by three prominent scholars and thinkers of Islam: Ghazali, Said Nursi, and Fethullah Gulen. Being the first in English to take as its focus the human heart from an Islamic spiritual, this book comparatively analyzes classical and modern age interpretations and evaluations on the concept and adds to the rich literature of spirituality in the Islamic tradition.
A Map of the Divine Subtle Faculty
This thesis examines the concept of the heart, or qalb, its nature and functions, in Islamic understanding. In Islamic understanding, alongside the outward facet of religion, the inward element, or the realm of the heart, is also of utmost importance. In Islamic tradition in general, and in Sufism as the spiritual life of Islam, the heart assumes a central position. The heart's being understood implies understanding the spirit of Islam. Hundreds of definitions have been developed with regards to qalb. In this thesis, I aim to reach a deeper understanding of the meaning of the heart by means of an examination of primary sources, and chart what has been analysed in the secondary sources regarding its structure, dynamics and functions. I hope to re-examine the classical sources, considering the views of Ghazali in particular, to sketch a map of its make-up The thesis comprises two major parts, each of which I subdivide further into various chapters. Part 1 includes the conceptual framework of the thesis (Chapter One) and describes the functions of the heart in Islamic thinking (Chapter Two). In addition, the first part consists of a chapter that discusses the characteristics of the heart (Chapter Three), while the final chapter deals with the relationship between the human heart and God (Chapter Four). This structure relates closely to my first two research questions: what is the nature of the heart according to the primary sources of Islam? And, what are the functions of the heart according to Islamic understanding? (...) Abtract.
FROM THE QUR'AN TO CONVERSION A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
Arabic Language is a far land from Mexico and Colombia, where people speak Spanish. Why Mexican and Colombian Muslim converts approach the Qur'an in Arabic? With this books pretends to contribute on the understanding of the learning process of the Arabic language and the recitation of the Qur'an among female Muslim converts from these two countries. What are their learning experiences? Which type of opportunities do they have? What are their challenges? Do they experience positive effects and significant achievements? Find out more through the journey from the Qur'an to the religious conversion to Islam.