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The symbolism of light and its significance in sufism with special reference to the mathnawi of rumi

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dc.contributor.authorAzhani binti Ahmaden_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-07T06:07:00Z
dc.date.available2024-10-07T06:07:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis research mainly studies the symbolism of light in Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī’s Mathnawī. The Mathnawī, which is a tour de force in the history of Muslim literature, presents Rūmī’s sophisticated and lyrical interpretations of light. The textual analysis of ‘light’-related metres opens up the possibility of comprehending the spirituality of light. The symbolism of light in the Mathnawī is greatly inspired by the Qur’an and the pinnacle would be the Verse of Light (Qur’an, al-Nūr: 35). This verse helps Muslims understand the concept of light as belonging to the realms of metaphysics and epistemology. It is a powerful verse which conjures up the image of Allah’s Light, so much so that it has become mystically fascinating. Metaphorical analyses of this verse attempt to unlock the secrets (asrār) of Divine Light, layer by layer. This research finds that physical light has been used to symbolise transcendental light; the aforementioned verse is the ultimate instance. At this point, the symbolism of light serves a spiritual purpose, with which religious people search for assurance of faith. To some Muslim mystic-philosophers, such as, al-Ghazālī, Suhrawardī and Ibn ʻArabī, the symbolism of light became a platform to probe into the theological aspects of light and their relation to humans. Meanwhile, the symbolism of light in the Mathnawī depicts Rūmī’s insightful reference to the manifestations and the significance of Divine Light in the lives of Muslims. Therefore, in Islam, the symbolism of light is none other than to provide tawhidic insights into “Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.”en_US
dc.description.callnumbert PK 6481 M9 A994S 2017en_US
dc.description.degreelevelDoctoralen_US
dc.description.identifierThesis : The symbolism of light and its significance in sufism with special reference to the mathnawi of rumi /by Azhani binti Ahmaden_US
dc.description.identityt11100375664AzhaniAhmaden_US
dc.description.kulliyahKulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciencesen_US
dc.description.notesThesis (Ph.D)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2017.en_US
dc.description.physicaldescriptionxvi, 254 leaves :illustrations ;30cm.en_US
dc.description.programmeDoctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/4594
dc.identifier.urlhttps://lib.iium.edu.my/mom/services/mom/document/getFile/9X7dwq58FYyz1daRMNml8L3SBA8rVL9H20180222144521325
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKuala Lumpur :International Islamic University Malaysia,2017en_US
dc.rightsCopyright International Islamic University Malaysia
dc.subject.lcshJalal al-Din Rumi, -- Maulana,en_US
dc.subject.lcshd1207-1273 -- Criticism and interpretationen_US
dc.subject.lcshSufi literature, Persianen_US
dc.subject.lcshSufismen_US
dc.titleThe symbolism of light and its significance in sufism with special reference to the mathnawi of rumien_US
dc.typeDoctoral Thesisen_US
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