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Sufi approach to cosmology Sufi cosmology ( Arabic : الكوزمولوجية الصوفية ) is a Sufi approach to cosmology which discusses the creation of man and the universe , which according to mystics are the fundamental grounds upon which Islamic religious universe is based. According to Sufi cosmology, God 's reason for the creation of this cosmos and humankind is the "manifestation" and "recognition" of Himself as it is stated in Hadith Qudsi – " I was a hidden Treasure ; I desired to be recognized so I created the creature". The Concept of God, the Origin of the World, and the Image of the Human in .the World Religions .
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Sufi cosmology ( ) is a general term for cosmological doctrines associated with the mysticism of Sufism . These may differ from place to place, order to order and time to time, but overall show the influence of several different cosmographies: The Quran 's testament concerning God and immaterial beings, the soul and the afterlife, the beginning and end of things, the seven heavens etc. The Neoplatonic views cherished by Islamic philosophers like Ibn Sina / Avicenna and Ibn Arabi . The Hermetic - Ptolemaic spherical geocentric world. The Ishraqi visionary universe as expounded by Suhrawardi Maqtul .
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Sufi cosmology ( ) is a Sufi approach to cosmology which discusses the creation of man and the universe , which according to mystics are the fundamental grounds upon which Islamic religious universe is based.According to Sufi cosmology, God 's reason for the creation of this cosmos and humankind is the "manifestation" and "recognition" of Himself as it is stated in Hadith Qudsi – " I was a hidden Treasure ; I desired to be recognized so I created the creature".
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Sufi approach to cosmology Sufi cosmology ( ) is a Sufi approach to cosmology which discusses the creation of man and the universe , which according to mystics are the fundamental grounds upon which Islamic religious universe is based. According to Sufi cosmology, God 's reason for the creation of this cosmos and humankind is the "manifestation" and "recognition" of Himself as it is stated in Hadith Qudsi – " I was a hidden Treasure ; I desired to be recognized so I created the creature".
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general term for cosmological doctrines associated with the mysticism of sufism
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sufi approach to cosmology which discusses the creation of man and the universe
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