The experience of divine love according to Ibn Al- Farid

Document Type : Brief summaries of Dissertations.

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Aswan University- Faculty of Dar Al Uloom

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After finishing up the study of Ibn Al- Farid's divine love, the researcher discovers one of the main findings of this study; the concept of divine love is basically driven from the Holy Quran, and its concept is greatly related to Sufism in the history of Arabic and Islamic intellect.
Moreover, it seems that Omar Ibn Al- Farid has collected, in his volume, all outstanding and unique divine love expressions that are used by Sufism later on. So, the studies that are searched into Omar Ibn Al- Farid's divine love are greatly exposed to other Sufis' peaspectives. As a result, this makes Ibn Al- Farid the undisputed poet of divine love in the whole history of Arabic Islamic Sufism.
Another main finding of this research is that Ibn Al- Farid transfers Sufism from the sense of fear from God to the divine love using symbols, signals, and metaphors. Also, it is crystal clear that knowledge and love are integral parts in his writings. Hence, love and knowledge cannot be separated as Knowledge is a fruit of love that is granted only by God and is not acquired by conduct.

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