This article critically reexamines the concepts of adversity and resilience within the framework of Sufi thought, situating them against the backdrop of contemporary secular mindfulness practices. While mindfulness-based approaches typically treat adversity as a stressor to be managed, Sufi teachings view trials as essential opportunities for spiritual transformation, rooted in a metaphysical...
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī’s (d. 672/1273) Maѕnavī-i Maʿnavī is replete with metaphors of love that function as epistemological and ontological instruments, serving both to impart knowledge and to reflect the structure of reality. This study examines how Rūmī employs the language of love as a means to express ineffable mystical realities of divine love and union, and to catalyze the transformation of...