Divine love in Islamic mysticism : the teachings of al-Ghazâlî and al-Dabbâgh /
Binyamin Abrahamov
- London : New York : Routledge, 2003
- 190 páginas
- RoutledgeCurzon Sufi series. .
I. Introduction | 1. Love in Greek philosophy | 2. Love in Judaism | 3. Love in Christianity | 4. Love in Islam | a. Qur'ân and Hadîth | b. Theology | c. Philosophy | d. Mysticism | II. Al-Ghâzalî's theory of divine love in Kitâb al-Mahabba | 1. Introduction | 2. Definition, principles and causes of love | 3. The causes of the love for God | 4. The way to love God | 5. The signs of love | 6. God's love for man | 7. Summary | III. Al-Dabbâgh's theory of divine love | 1. The definition of love | 2. The human aspect in the love for God | 3. The emanative aspect in the love for God | 4. Perfection, beauty, and pleasure | 5. Affinity as a cause of love | 6. The classification of love | 7. Kinds of lovers | 8. Stations and states of lovers | 9. The relations between the states | 10. Summary |