Tawhid is the foundation then rububiyah beginning of monotheism-tawhid others. Included is the faith in Tauhid rububiyah and Qadla ‘and Qadarnya. Tauhid Rububiyah means belief that God is the servant of the only God who created all this with his own creation and the recognition that God is the only one who set the Essence of all creation, His own universe, the animate all life and the turning off all deaths. Many people label themselves spiritual when they have the belief in something greater but cannot bring themselves to trust in a set religion or dogma. If a person believes in something greater whether it is a deity (god), enlightenment or something unnameable, and acts upon that belief in some way (prayer, meditation, good will towards others, acts of kindness, living a “good life” or bad, pursuit of higher knowledge etc.) then that person could be seen as spiritual. It can either be accompanied by a religion/dogma or stand alone. Spirituality is the desire and drive behind what a person believes.

However, Islam does not mean esoteric or not underestimate the importance on the Shari’a. Islamic teachings do not mind the esoteric aspects of symbols or language embraced by other religions, and also not debating the differences in the ways to achieve goals or Shari’a (nature). This includes the inner aspect of the religious purpose, namely to achieve a prosperous life, happy, and prosperous with clean streets and draw closer to God. Some, but not all, mystics are even open to the idea that their tradition may not be the most practical version of mystic practice.Įsoterism is the religion of Islam that emphasizes the study of the inner aspect of which is the essence of religion. This is based on the premise that the experienced divinity is able to bring other mystics to their own tradition if necessary. However, mystic traditions tend to be more accepting of other mystic traditions than the non-mystical versions of their traditions. Some mystic traditions can exclude the validity of other traditions.

Mysticism may be dualistic, maintaining a distinction between the self and the divine, or may be no dualistic. Mysticism usually centers on a practice or practices intended to nurture those experiences or awareness.

Mysticism is the pursuit of communion with, identity with, or conscious awareness of an ultimate reality, divinity, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, instinct or insight.

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