Study of the Concept of riyaḍa in the Islamic Mysticism: based on the mystic texts


Reza Zaker Mohammad, Farangis Darvishi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24848/islmlg.06.1.04

Abstract


This article is devoted to the concept of riyada (abstention from sleep and, food and carnal desires for restraint of carnal soul (nafs)). Riyada is connected with psychosomatic practice. This concept is the first step for gaining of cognition of God (ma‘rifa). Thus riyada attracted the attention of followers of practical and theoretical Sufism. This article examines this concept on the basis of renowned texts of Arabic and Iranian mystics: Abu Talib al-Makki, ‘Abd Allah al-Ansari, Ibn ‘Arabi, Sana’i, ‘Abd al-Ramhan Jami, Muhsin Fayz Kashani.

Keywords


Religious Studies; Philosophy

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24848/islmlg.06.1.04