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The Spirituality of Music in The Light of al-Sarrāj and al-Hujwīrī

Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism

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Title The Spirituality of Music in The Light of al-Sarrāj and al-Hujwīrī
 
Creator Rahman, Luthfi
 
Subject spirituality of music; al-Sarrāj; al-Ḥujwīrī; al-Luma’; Kashfu al-Maḥjūb
 
Description This paper discusses spiritual and fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) aspects of music in relation to two classical Sufi masters i.e, Abū Naṣr al-Sarrāj al-Ṭūsi (378/988) and Alī b. Uthmān al-Jullabi al-Ḥujwīrī (465/1072). It particularly focuses on their two master­pieces i.e., Kitāb al-Luma’ and Kashfu al-Maḥjūb. It further compares three specific points; permissibility of music, listening to Quran and poetry and the state of ecstasy in auditing music. Based on this study, it is found that the Sufi Masters observed the matter of spirituality can be combined and approached with strict obedience through rigidly practicing fiqh. Yet, it should be noted that spirituality of music will be of course beyond dicta of jurisprudence by the fact that spirituality is inward thing while shari’ah (which is narrowly used to point religious law) is outward one. As to the matter of listening to Quran and poetry, both sufi masters offer more emphasis on listening Qur’an than poetry or odes. Nevertheless, they did not negate the importance of listening to poetry, poems and odes. It is evidenced by a ḥadīth stating that indeed there is wisdom in every poetry. In terms of the state of ecstasy, the two masters offer tawājud (artificial wajd). Tawājud is aimed to gain wajd by representing to one’s mind the bounties and evidences of God, and thinking of union (ittiḥād) and wishing for the practices of Muslim saints.
 
Publisher Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Humaniora - UIN Walisongo Semarang
 
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Date 2017-11-16
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/teosofia/article/view/3407
10.21580/tos.v6i2.3407
 
Source Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism; Vol 6, No 2 (2017); 141-152
2540-8186
2302-8017
10.21580/tos.v6i2
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/teosofia/article/view/3407/pdf
 
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