Debates over the nature of revelation (wahy) in Islam have long occupied a central place in theological and hermeneutical inquiry. Classical Islamic theology generally understands revelation as a transcendent and ahistorical divine communication, thereby positioning the Prophet Muhammad as a passive recipient of God's message. Although this paradigm has been effective in preserving the sacred...
Contemporary discussions on aesthetics are still largely framed by Western secular-rationalist assumptions that detach beauty from moral vision, spiritual cultivation, and theocentric meaning. This tendency contrasts sharply with Islamic intellectual traditions, especially Sufi thought, which views aesthetic experience as part of the holistic formation of the human soul (tazkiyat al-nafs) and...