Motif
purification of the heart
renunciation
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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Mystics and Saints of Islam Mystics and Saints of Islam, Rabia, the Woman Sufi confidence: high
A voice tells Rabia she cannot keep both the world and divine love; Rabia turns from earthly love and prays for absorption in God's love.
Rabia rejects the whole world because divine love is treated as incompatible with worldly attachment.
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The Confessions of Al Ghazzali The Confessions of Al Ghazzali, Sufism confidence: high
Al Ghazzali says Sufism requires theory joined to practice and consists in experiences rather than definitions.
The Sufi goal is framed as freeing the soul from passions so the heart remains for God.
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