THE INTROSPECTIVE CRITICISM IN MAKTUBAT OF IMAM RABBANI AHMAD FAROQ AL-SARHANDI

Year 2014, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 197 - 206, 30.01.2015

Ahmet Haksever

https://doi.org/10.17218/husbed.11866

Abstract

Criticism is important for the refinement and the maturation of any person or institution. Introspective criticism is more beneficial than outside criticism in the field of science.Islamic Mysticism has an extensive background of introspective criticism within Islamic science. These provide introspective critiques that are separated into two sections within Islamic mysticism.The first is the general introspective criticism which looks like a complaint. This kind of critique emerged from the third century (AH). The second type of introspective criticism is “deviation” and it is accepted as a tool for behavior and also for practices of criticism.Letters to the disciples of the Murshids contained questions from remote places which were answered. These letters are considered guides to introspective criticism.Imam Rabbani (1034/1624) is one of the murshids who educated his disciples with his letters. In this article, I will be studying on Imam Rabbani’s introspective criticism on Sufis’ ideas and practices like paradoxical expressions, in favor of the preponderance of sainthood, the acknoqledgement of halal and haram, giving importance to the miracle and khal and vajd (state), the exess on malamat (reprimand), and unauthorized guides

Keywords

Imam Rabbani, Maktubat, Introspective Criticism

İmam-ı Rabbânî’nin Mektûbât’ında İçedönük Eleştiriler

Abstract

Criticism is important for the refinement and the maturation of any person or institution. Introspective criticism is more beneficial than outside criticism in the field of science. Islamic Mysticism has an extensive background of introspective criticism within Islamic science. These provide introspective critiques that are separated into two sections within Islamic mysticism. The first is the general introspective criticism which looks like a complaint. This kind of critique emerged from the third century (AH). The second type of introspective criticism is “deviation” and it is accepted as a tool for behavior and also for practices of criticism. Letters to the disciples of the Murshids contained questions from remote places which were answered. These letters are considered guides to introspective criticism. Imam Rabbani (1034/1624) is one of the murshids who educated his disciples with his letters. In this article, I will be studying on Imam Rabbani’s introspective criticism on Sufis’ ideas and practices like paradoxical expressions, in favor of the preponderance of sainthood, the acknoqledgement of halal and haram, giving importance to the miracle and khal and vajd (state), the exess on malamat (reprimand), and unauthorized guides.

Keywords

İmam Rabbani, Mektubat, İçedönük Eleştiriler

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