Sufism or taṣawwuf (تَصَوُّف) is defined by its believers as the inner‚ mystical dimension of Islam‚ and Sufi is the term used to describe its followers. The term Sufi comes from the Arabic word suf (صُوف) or wool and was used to refer to ascetics and mystics
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Hope Traylor French 150 Professor C. Noland 06.11.09 Léon Gontran Damas and Aimé Césaire on Nègritude In their poems‚ Léon Gontran Damas and Aimé Césaire both explore and expound upon what it is to be black. These men were bedfellows in their heyday‚ and they both wrote around nègritude‚ a term referring to acceptance and celebration of blackness in spite of nationality or culture‚ that they coined alongside Léon Sédar Senghor. Damas’ poetry tends to be blunt and raw‚ yet also very profound;
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An Exploration of Spiritual Healing Throughout time‚ mankind has constantly been seeking ways to maintain their health and to cure those that had not been so fortunate in that task. Just about everything has been experimented with as a cure for some type of illness; whether physical or mental. There is also a third type of illness that can and is addressed‚ which is healing on the spiritual plan. According to research‚ most of the spiritual healers are concentrated in primitive societies and
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in this particular picture. The second picture “Three Flags” is pretty much the opposite of that. It is very recognizable for everyone in the American culture. It stands for freedom our freedom. The next two paintings that are compared are “Mystic Package” by
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Jewish Mysticism XXXXX X XXXXX JUS 435 The word mystic or mysticism did not exist in the Hebrew lexicon until recently. The term mysticism‚ when applied to a Jewish religious phenomenon‚ is different from when used to denote a Christian one‚ because the Hebrew language does not have a term parallel in meaning to mysticism; nor is there in Jewish culture any concept which can be identified as equivalent to mysticism.1 Notwithstanding‚ the Jews have had deep and significant spiritual experiences
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Ayoub Laissouf Sufism Introduction Beside the exterior cannon law (sharia) exists the interior way (tariqa) of mysticism which is a religious movement within Shii and Sunni Islam. Whereas the Islamic law offers the exoteric path of rights and duties to organize the life of the community and individual‚ Sufism provides a spiritual discipline or an esoteric way which is a method that the Sufi follows to know God and find the true knowledge. As the other mystical movements
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wholly condemned and discarded by him. On the contrary‚ according to him‚ if rationalism is not divorced from concrete reality‚ it represents truth. This is visible from his own attitude and is also betrayed by his admiration for prophets and mystics and non-mystic rationalists‚ whose quest and yearning for a coherent system of ideas resting on a rational foundation and rendering religion more secure and fruitful is well-known[1]. He admits and justifies the metaphysical methods. In his words‚ "Now since
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“If Only there is No God then there is No Problem:” A Theological Reflection On the Mystery of Evil And Uniqueness of God For a theologian or an ordinary person concerned with the problem of theodicy‚ human suffering appears to be inconsistent with the notion of a God who is all-powerful and good. It is rationally inconceivable to claim belief in such a God when people are faced with senseless suffering in their day-today-life. How do we respond to the events of suffering that challenge our
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prayer. This is faith of “no prayer will go unanswered.” This is the Mystic Law of “no strategy can match the strategy of the Lotus Sutra.” In any struggle‚ everything begins with prayer. And it is vital to always continue praying. We have to pray right through any difficulty we encounter. The Mystic Law is the fundamental principle of the universe. The prayers of a person who chants‚ practices and struggles for the Mystic Law‚ which is of such supreme importance‚ will be perfectly in synch with
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were actually written without a key signature‚ and can be said to be atonal works. The most conspicuous thing is an innovation of mystic chord. He used this mystic chord to express his feelings‚ and evolved the whole composition out of this one extended harmony. Especially the fifth sonata is considered as a landmark of modern composition in its atonality and mystic chord. It marks the end of his Romantic period and the beginning of his transition to an atonal style. Many composers
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