It is the second among the six purities or lataif e sitta in sufi philosophy. Using the vast eternal wellspring within, the author offers us the vision to see into the future and to understand our origins. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries c. Sufism has been defined as a type of knowledge by the great muslim sufi masters. However, it didnt quite felt like psychology from the islamic perspective despite the name, which had intrigued me to pick up the book in the first place.
Javad nurbakhsh, was the master of the nimatullahi sufi order for over 55 years prior to his death in october 2008 at the age of 82. The journey of an american sufi a talk by shaykh abdur rasheed almukashfi friday, september 14 8 pm free admission. In sufism, the goal is to develop a heart that is sincere, loving and compassionate, and to develop the hearts intelligence, which is deeper, and more grounded than the rational, abstract intelligence of the mind. Maqalat e hikmat by sufi barkat ali ludhianvi pdf readingpk. Pdf this paper focuses on the self and related concepts as a sufi phrase and is. It holds the divine spark or spirit and is the place of gnosis and deep spiritual knowledge.
In sufi psychology, nafs is considered to be the lowest principle of man. Sufi psychology does not separate the soul either from the metaphysical or from the cosmic. Sufi philosophy includes the schools of thought unique to sufism, a mystical branch within islam, also termed as tasawwuf or faqr according to its adherents. Avery explores the psychology of altered states among the early sufis.
The three sufi texts published in this volume all deal with some aspect of the sufi path to god. Psychology and spirituality in the sufi way paperback by. Maqalat e hikmat by sufi barkat ali ludhianvi pdf the. Of note with regard to the spread of sufi psychology in the west is robert frager, a sufi teacher authorized in the khalwati jerrahi order. It cannot be learned from books or from a teacher as can the type of knowledge. Heart, self and soul the sufi psychology of growth, balance and harmony quest books 1999. I hope you like the book maqalat e hikmat pdf or makshoofat e manazil e ehsan and share it with your social media contacts. In addition to bringing the teachings of the nimatullahi sufism to the west and other parts of the world, dr. Humanistic psychology deals with the activities of the human soul. To give an overview of sufi cosmology and psychology these two overlap to the degree that an exposition of one without the other would invalidate the entire effort. The ultimate aim of the sufi is communion with god through spiritual realization, which is achieved through the knowledge revealed by quran ilm and the practice of islam amal. The traditional concept of the soul in islam is found in kitab arruh the book of. Through the principles of sufism each individual can come to know his or her innermost self, the self which is much more than simply thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. There are three central ideas in sufi islamic psychology, which are the nafs self, ego or psyche, the qalb.
Psychology in medieval islam psychology wiki fandom. In sufi terminology, this spiritual heart not a pump in the breast is again variously described. Those committed to the study of psychology, as the science of the human soul and. Sufism and psychology forum international association of. Frager was a trained psychologist, born in the united states, who converted to islam in the course of his practice of sufism and. Manajemen qolbu blends sufi ideas of the heart with western pop psychology and corporate models of human resources training. Titus burckhardt 19081984 was a leading member of the traditionalist or perennialist school of comparative religious thought. Stated another way each of the lataif are refinements of one another. Three early sufi texts available at mecca books the. Qolbu is the islaminflected indonesian rendering for the arabic word qalb, roughly translated as the heart. Sufism is a mystic tradition that found a home in islam and encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to allah, divine love and the cultivation of the heart. The early sufi texts that are contained within the book all deal with some facet. The essential rumi, new expanded edition jalal aldin rumi. Contributions of early muslim scholars and challenges to contemporary muslim psychologists amber haque abstract.
The sufi path is marked by a number of different stages or stations maqammaqamat which the sufi traveller salik passes through as he advances on the path. This short book, written in the 1950s by one of the greatest sufis of all time, is a classical presentation of the timeless wisdom of sufism. Start reading rebranding islam james bourk hoesterey. To analyze the socalled lataif sitta and its role in sufi spiritual life. It has another title as makshoofat e manazil e ehsan pdf. Islamic psychology or ilmal nafsiat arabic, refers to the study of the nafs meaning self or psyche in arabic in the islamic world, particularly during the islamic golden age 8th15th centuries as well as modern times 20th21st centuries, and is related. This tripartition forms the foundation of later, more complicated systems. Some even hold that the terms nafs, ruh, qalb, and sirr denote the same thing, the subtle. Sixteen stages of taming qalb to attend tasfiya e qalb, the salik needs to achieve the following sixteen goals. In sufism, the goal is to develop a heart that is sincere, loving and. Drawing from the quran, many sufis distinguish nafs, qalb, sirr, ruh, khafi, and akhfa as the six lataif. He told about the life of the companions of the holy prophet.
The neoplatonic psychology also suited, to some extent, to the sufi. Nurbakhsh also wrote extensively on sufism and was responsible for. A sufi psychological treatise, was published in the muslim world, vol. The heart proper qalb, which is within the breast, is the abode of the light of faith. It is this spiritual heart that contains the deeper intelligence and wisdom. Mecca books was formed to provide todays generation of knowledge seekers a place where they can get traditional islamic books. Robert frager, who has both, sufi and psychologist hats, evaluated human growth comparatively. Robert frager on psychology from viewpoint of sufism. An expert on islam, its arts and crafts, and its mystical dimension, su sm, he authored num erous books, including art of islam.
Sufi philosophy wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. These early mystics articulated what would become a hallmark of islamic mysticism. Heart and brain work together, but it is the heart where true knowledge can be received. Since its inception the sufi philosophy has revolved around the concept of god and the ways and nature of communion with him. The great islamic thinker alghazali died eight hundred and ninety years ago, yet his teachings continue to provide a model for contemporary humanity. Each academic year, workshops or conferences are held at various universities, and the theme varies.
He authored some excellent books and trained thousands of disciples. Shaykh abdur rashid is the founder and director of the mukashfi institute of america, in brooklyn, a branch of the mukashfi qadiriyya sufi order in sudan. Early muslims wrote extensively about human nature and called it ilmal nafsiat or selfknowledge. There are three central ideas in sufi islamic psychology, which are the nafs self, ego, soul or psyche, the qalb heart and the ruh spirit. Is it the islamization of psychology whereby islamic theological explanations are given for psychological phenomenon such as motivation or perception e. The sufism and psychology forum is a department of international association of sufism ias and is not affiliated with any one sufi school or order. This is perhaps the only book of its kind published in english that addresses some fundamental principles of an islamic psychology. It is a way to expand the current limitations of psychology to encompass the entirety of the human being. Islamsu sm is masterpiece by titus burckhardt examines. The two contraries alruh and alnafs try to capture the qalb. Shaykh ahmad zarruq, a 14th century sufi who wrote the principles of sufism defined sufism as, a science whose objective is the. This section relies too much on references to primary sources. Popular sufism books showing 150 of 1,331 the forty rules of love hardcover by.
While other books and publications touch on ideas from a more general perspective, this book is useful in that it starts from a foundational philosophical approach and presents the need to understand how the. Sufism and its philosophical traditions may be associated with both sunni islam and shia islam. Sufi cosmology and psychology arvan harvat the purpose of the present essay is to clear a heap of misunderstanding that has. The origin and basis of these terms is quranic and they have been expounded upon by centuries of sufic commentaries. Psychology of early sufi sama listening and altered. Please improve this section by adding secondary or tertiary sources.
There are thousands of books written on this genre. Psychology from the islamic perspective by aisha utz. Sufism sufism is a very holistic approach, it integrates physical, psychic, spirit and underlines that sufism is. Psychology and sufism, both investigates for the inner mysteries of humans and suggest some ways to help them improve their lives. Higher than the nafs is the qalb heart, and the ruh spirit. The great scholar and sufi mystic, alghazali 1058 1111ce, wrote the book ihya, which pointed out that children were naturally egocentric. Qalb in sufi psychology the heart refers to the spiritual heart or qalb, not the physical organ.
The book contains the quotes of the prophet of islam on the different issues of the life. He holds that the nafs is peculiar to the zalim tyrant, the. Download masnavi rumi, saadi, hafiz, khayam, attar in pdf format. Translated by james strachey, penguin books, first published 1923, p. Sufi barkat ali was a great sufi scholar and the founder of darul ehsan. Heart, self, and soul is the first book by a western psychologist to explore the rich spiritual tradition of sufism as a path for. Abu anees sufi barkat ali is the author of the book maqalat e hikmat pdf. Sufi teaching techniques encompass the linear, intellectual realm, but focus on the nonlinear, emphasizing learning through the use of music, stories, art, poetry, movement, and involvement in. In sufi psychology the heart refers to the spiritual heart or qalb, not the physical organ. Although primary emphasis is on informational, theoretical and research articles, poetry, art, and personal experiences are also included. Through their writings, already at this early phase, the versatility, fluidity and maturity of islamic mysticism become apparent. His islamic psychology proposed that childrens desires rarely included the potential consequences to others.
We try our best to select the best titles available and only work with the most reputable publishers, who in turn work with notable scholars. While the brain handles the physical impressions, qalb the heart is responsible for apprehending. A treatise on the heart by alhakim altirmidhi the stumblings of those aspiring stations of the righteous by abuabd alrahman alsulami. Transpersonal psychology deals with egotranscending consciousness of the secret soul and the secret of secret souls. They are thought to be parts of the self in a similar manner to the way glands and organs are part of the body.
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