Iqbal’s antagonism towards Pseudo-Mysticism
Ever since time immemorial, there has been a constant search in people of all religious traditions to unravel the mystery of how man arrived on this planet and what should be his ideal relationship with God and other life forms. Though all religions have their rituals and doctrine to explain the...
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IIUM Press
2022
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| Summary: | Ever since time immemorial, there has been a constant search in people of all
religious traditions to unravel the mystery of how man arrived on this planet and
what should be his ideal relationship with God and other life forms. Though all
religions have their rituals and doctrine to explain the God-man relationship, for
some the hunger and thirst to understand God at a much deeper level take them
to the path of mysticism. For such people, religion is the outward journey of
man towards God, while mysticism is the inward journey of the human soul
towards the Absolute. Although mysticism is good as a soul elevating
experience, nevertheless at times it can take people away from the reality of life
into the otherworldliness causing problems to their earthly existence; obligation
towards family, society, nation and humanity. The present study was geared
towards understanding Iqbal‘s views on mysticism. As a mystic-poet and
philosopher, at one point in time in his life, Iqbal took great interest in Islamic
mysticism (Tasawwuf); particularly ideas presented by Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) a
12th-century Sufi scholar. Later, after his travel and studies in Europe and his
eventual involvement in politics, Iqbal took an antagonistic stand against some
aspects of Sufism. Through this study, the research team investigated why he
disagreed and criticized some aspects of Sufism. Relevant data to the study were
collected from print and internet sources. As a qualitative study, the content and
textual-analysis methods were used to analyze the pertinent data. |
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