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Üsküdar Üniversitesi Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2022-2025

Papers

The Poetics of Divine Love: Metaphorical Expressions of ʿIshq in Rūmī’s Maѕnavī-i Maʿnavī

Üsküdar Üniversitesi Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi May 1, 2025 Arzu Eylül Yalçınkaya 1 citation

In Rūmī's Masnavī-i Maʿnavī, metaphors of love serve as epistemological and ontological instruments that impart knowledge and reflect reality. Rūmī uses the language of love to express ineffable mystical realities of divine love and union, catalyzing the transformation of the soul. His poetic metaphors—love as the astrolabe of God's mysteries or a consuming flame—convey the paradoxical nature of divine love, where intense longing and self-annihilation lead to spiritual fulfillment. Through allegorical narratives and symbolic imagery, Rūmī articulates the soul's journey toward the Divine and its inner metamorphosis through love. The analysis highlights metaphor's indispensable role in expressing what is beyond ordinary language, showing that in the Masnavī love is a deliberate pedagogical tool and existential principle guiding seekers toward experiential knowledge of divine unity.

DOI: 10.32739/ustad.2025.7.78 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Poetics Literature Philosophy Geology +2

From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism

Üsküdar Üniversitesi Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi November 1, 2022 Makoto Sawai

Toshihiko Izutsu, known in Islamic studies for his work on the Qur'an and Sufism, developed a comprehensive Oriental philosophy later in his career, primarily published in Japanese and thus largely inaccessible to non-Japanese readers. This philosophy draws heavily on Ibn 'Arabī's concept of waḥdat al-wujūd (Unity of Existence). Izutsu's earlier Japanese writings emphasized the central role of experience in understanding mysticism, and he traced a theoretical development from mysticism to mystical philosophy, and from Sufism to Islamic philosophy. He used Islamic philosophy as the framework for constructing his Oriental philosophy, creating a divide between his English-language Islamic scholarship and his Japanese-language philosophical work.

DOI: 10.32739/ustad.2022.2.31 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Philosophy