Poetic Expressions in Sufi Language (Based on Al-Niffary’s “Kitab Al-Mawaqif”)
Sharing Poetic Expressions: January 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0760-3_18 (opens in new tab) via Springer Nature
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAl-Niffary's tenth-century work Kitab Al-Mawaqif exemplifies Sufi immersion in the Quran, producing an original mystical language rich in poetic expressions. The diversity of these expressions highlights the logical impossibility of verbally expressing the mystery of communication with the Supreme Entity.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Intellectual evolution Language game Spiritual experience Verbal expression Human soul |
| Key finding | Argues that the poetic diversity in Al-Niffary's language demonstrates the logical impossibility of verbal expression of the mystery of communication with the Supreme Entity. |
Abstract
The Kitab Al-Mawaqif by Al-Niffary (tenth Century) is an illustrative example of Sufi consciousness immersion in Koran. The result of such immersion in the Sacred Islamic Text is an original mystical language, which abounds in poetic expressions. Diversity of the poetic expressions of al-Niffary points at logical impossibility of verbal expression of communication mystery with the Supreme Entity.