Open AccessReception of Sufism in Arabic Literature
Author(s) -
Mizazur Rahman Talukdar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
sprin journal of arabic-english studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2583-2859
DOI - 10.55559/sjaes.v1i01.1
Subject(s) - mysticism , sufism , arabic , philosophy , literature , root (linguistics) , islam , consciousness , dimension (graph theory) , epistemology , art , linguistics , theology , mathematics , pure mathematics
The title which I have chosen for this paper “Reception of Sufism in Arabic Literature” demands for a few words of explanation at the very outset. Sufism or Taṣawwuf is the inner mystical dimension of Islam. Mysticism implies to something mysterious that cannot be understood by ordinary means. Interestingly, both the words of “mystic” and “mystery” have been derived from the common Greek root of “myein” which means “to close the eyes”. In a simple term mysticism could be defined as “Consciousness of the One Reality”. The word Sufi is derived from the root word “safa” which in Arabic means "purity". Another origin is “suf” refers to woollen garments which were the distinguishing marks of the first generation of Muslim Sufis.