TASAWUUF
TASAWUUF , says DR. Muhammad Sadiq, Principal Dyal Singh
College, Lahore, may be defined as an emotional approach to the reality of
life. It is held by the materialists (those who believe that matter is the
ultimate reality in life) that all knowledge is due to the activity of the
intellect, and that the senses provide the only infallible avenue to a
knowledge of the world.
He further adds that the sufis,
on the other hand, are of the opinion that intellect can only deal with the
world of the senses. Beyond the material world, there is a spiritual world to
which reason has no access, and which can only be approached through feelings.
It is, therefore, a part of the discipline
of a sufi to develop the latter at the expense of the
former. He believes that it is only with freedom from the tyranny of reason
that the real nature of the universe is apprehended.
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G.R.Kanwal
14 December 2023
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