Islam and Love

A detailed Summary of Islam and Love

Love is an important aspect of Islam. In the Sufi Path of Love, written by Rumi,

Love is the central theme. Rumi speaks alot about love and its branches and

ramifications. According to Rumi, Love ddominateds most of the Sufi way of life. In a

translation of Sufi Path of Love written by William C. Chittuck, Sufi says:

"No matter what I say to explain and elucidate Love, shame overcomes me when I

Love cannot be contained within our speaking or listening/ Love is an ocean

whose depths cannot be plumbed....

Love cannot be found in erudition and science, books and pages. Whatever is

duscussed by people- That is not the way of lovers.

Whatever you have said or heard is the shell; The kernel of Love is a mystery that

Chittuck's translation of this is that Love cannot be explained in words but that it must be

felt to be understood. There is not possible way that you can tell someone what love is or

write it down to someone so the person may understand. To Rumi, If love isn't felt, then

the person will not truly know what love is.

love." In the Vision Of Islam, it says that that whenever God is said to love something,

disdainful toward the truth-concealers, who struggle in the path of God and fear not the

Heaven says to the earth, "Hallo! Thou drawest me like iron to a magnet!"...

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