1st Edition

Divine Love in Islamic Mysticism The Teachings of al-Ghazali and al-Dabbagh

By Binyamin Abrahamov Copyright 2003
208 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

The two theories of divine love that are examined in this book have their foundations in Greek, Jewish, Christian and Muslim ideas. Al-Ghazâlî (twelfth century) was influenced mainly by Plato and Ibn Sina's teachings, while al-Dabbâgh (thirteenth century), who accepted some Ghazâlîan notions, developed a theory of divine love that can be traced back to Neoplatonism. Both scholars created complete... Read more
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 AL-GHAZÂLÎ'S THEORY OF DIVINE LOVE IN KITÂB AL-MA?ABBA; Chapter 3 AL-DABBÂ;GH' S THEORY OF DIVINE LOVE; Notes REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS INDEX;

Biography

Binyamin Abrahamov received his Ph.d summa cum laude from Tel Aviv University in 1982. Since 1995 he has been Associate Professor of Islamic theology and Qur'anic studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel.