178 actas del ii congreso internacional de literatura mística Table 1 (continued) Statement Source Through the purification of the qalb, the aql, (i.e., the first intelligence, which refers to the rational and inherent knowledge of Allāh latent in humans), is also activated, and the al-nafs al-natiqah, or rational soul, can recognize and distinguish truth from falsehood. Al-Attas, 2010; Muhaya, 1993 It is through this inner vision that the Islamic mystic obtains knowledge and establishes a real connection with the rest of Allāh’s creation. Al-Attas, 2010 All human goals and aspirations are unified. Al-Attas, 2010; Muhaya, 1993 The mystic’s heart, purged of his/her egotistic being, is lost in the contemplation of Allāh, and perishes in the majesty of Allāh. Muhaya, 1993 Such have achieved transcendent reality and have annihilated themselves to become one with the ONE, through the vision of al-Nūr al-Muhammadiyyah and the acquisition of al-tatawwur al-Islami. Muhaya, 1993; Solihu, 2009c The awareness and consciousness of the lover is completely dissolved in the Beloved. Muhaya, 1993; Nasr, 2008 From the experiencings of al-Fanā’, and the intrinsic unity and oneness in Allāh of everything that exists, flow love, tolerance, moderation, peaceful coexistence, unity, solidarity, and mutual responsibility. Al-Ghazali, 2000 Differences, disagreements and divisions among wo/men, and their ideologies are illusory; they only come into existence when limited vision and biased perspectives are unable to see the true spiritual al-haqīqa. Nasr, 2008; Nicholson, 2012 Since differences are illusory, the differences between creeds and cultures are also superficial, and ultimately absurd. Muhaya, 1993; Solihu, 2009c Through al-Fanā’, and in the hāl of sahw, the mystic obtains al-tahqīq, or selfactualization, and can then provide service to others, and become the ‘slave of the One and the servant of the many’. Muhaya, 1993; Solihu, 2009c
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