جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « mysticism » در نشریات گروه « روابط عمومی، ارتباطات، رسانه »

Lexicons and encyclopedias are considered as important and essential sources in different fields of science due to their impact on speeding up the processes of research and s tudies. In the field of mys ticism and mys tical s tudies, considering the widespread and multiplicity of research in the present era, it is necessary to develop a lexicon or an encyclopedia to represent th e texts and works on mys ticism. The Encyclopedia of Islamic Mys tical Works, recently published, has taken on this responsibility. In this paper we have reviewed this encyclopedia in several sections: 1. Bibliographic information in the research background; 2. Notes on the categorization of the works based on content and form; 3. Technical points on s tyle and writing; 4. A critique of the methodology and s tructure of The Encyclopedia of Islamic Mys tical Works; 5. Notes on the brief introductions to the books; and 6. Critiques on some of the entries.

The perfect man possesses all possible perfections, is the manifestation of all divine attributes and reveals this harmony better than other creatures. In the Battle of Uhud, in spite of suffering severe hardship, Prophet Mohammad (S) declined to curse the enemies who had caused the suffering, and said “I am not sent as a prophet to curse(people), I am sent to call (them) unto God and disseminate blessing”. In his prayer Prophet Mohammad (S) asked God to “guide my people to truth, because they are ignorant”. The perfect man has been described in different ways: Buddha calls him “Arhat” and Confucius attributes the name “Chun-tzu” to him. In Yoga and Bhakti he is called the “free man”. Plato calls him “philosopher”, Aristotle names him “dignified man” and Nietzsche gives the name “superman” to him. In Islamic mysticism and Sufism different names are given to the prefect man: Qutb al-Aqtab, Ghawth al-Azam, jame’ Caliph of Allah and the like.

The perfect man possesses all possible perfections, is the manifestation of all divine attributes and reveals this harmony better than other creatures. In the Battle of Uhod, in spite of suffering severe hardship, Prophet Mohammad (S) declined to curse the enemies who had caused the suffering, and said “I am not sent as a prophet to curse, I am sent to call unto God and disseminate blessing”. In his prayer Prophet Mohammad (S) asked God to “guide the people to truth, because they are ignorant”. The perfect man has been described in different ways: Buddha calls him “Irhat” and Confucius attributes the name “Kyun Tsu” to him. In Yoga and Behakati he is called the “free man”. Plato calls him “philosopher”, Aristotle names him “dignified man” and Nietzsche gives the name “superman” to him. In Islamic mysticism and Sufism different names are given to the prefect man: Qutb al-Aqtab, Ghawth al-Azam, jame’ Caliph Allah and the like. In Islam, especially mysticism, human is of greater importance than others beings in the universe; he is placed higher than other beings, even angels and Cherubim. Therefore, in Islamic mysticism, the concepts of man and perfect man, after the concept of Oneness of Being, as the main subject of mysticism, are of greatest importance. Most discussions of Islamic mysticism center on Divine Oneness and its states, the holder of the state of oneness among creatures and the true monist, i.e. man.