Iqbal’s antagonism towards Pseudo-Mysticism

Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Laluddin, Hayatullah and M M Yusoff, Mahathir (2022) Iqbal’s antagonism towards Pseudo-Mysticism. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 6 (2). pp. 81-97. E-ISSN 2600-8432

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Abstract

Ever since time immemorial, there has been a constant search in people of all religious traditions to unravel the mystery of how man arrived on this planet and what should be his ideal relationship with God and other life forms. Though all religions have their rituals and doctrine to explain the God-man relationship, for some the hunger and thirst to understand God at a much deeper level take them to the path of mysticism. For such people, religion is the outward journey of man towards God, while mysticism is the inward journey of the human soul towards the Absolute. Although mysticism is good as a soul elevating experience, nevertheless at times it can take people away from the reality of life into the otherworldliness causing problems to their earthly existence; obligation towards family, society, nation and humanity. The present study was geared towards understanding Iqbal‘s views on mysticism. As a mystic-poet and philosopher, at one point in time in his life, Iqbal took great interest in Islamic mysticism (Tasawwuf); particularly ideas presented by Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) a 12th-century Sufi scholar. Later, after his travel and studies in Europe and his eventual involvement in politics, Iqbal took an antagonistic stand against some aspects of Sufism. Through this study, the research team investigated why he disagreed and criticized some aspects of Sufism. Relevant data to the study were collected from print and internet sources. As a qualitative study, the content and textual-analysis methods were used to analyze the pertinent data.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Iqbal, Antagonism, Towards, Tasawwuf, Pseudo-Mysticism
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP170.8 Universality of Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014) Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2022 14:23
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2022 14:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/99807

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