Attaining inner peace in Islam : said nursis perspective / Zuleyha Keskin.

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Book

Author/Creator:

Keskin, Zuleyha, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursi, Said, 1873-1960. Risale-i nur.

Nursi, Said.

Nursi, Said, 1873-1960--Criticism and interpretation.

Nursi, Said, 1873-1960.

Nurculuk.

Peace of mind--Religious aspects--Islam.

Peace of mind.

Islam.

Qurʼan.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2021]

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Why Nursi Focused on Inner Peace

1.3 Three Steps to Inner Peace According to Nursi

1.4 Summary of Findings

References

2 Inner Peace in Islam: General Discussion

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Inner Peace in Islam

2.2.1 The Meaning of Islam

2.2.2 Inner Peace in the Qur'αn and Had+th

2.3 Islamic Concepts Similar to Inner Peace

2.3.1 Sabr (Patience)

2.3.2 Shukr (Gratitude)

2.3.3 $usn Al-₂ann (Positive Thought)

2.3.4 Riα (Contentment)

2.3.5 Sak+na (Serenity) and Itm+nαn (Satisfaction)

2.4 Reconciling Inner Peace and Negative Emotions

2.4.1 Negative Emotions in the Life of Prophet Muhammad

2.4.2 A Constant State of Low Mood-Depression

2.5 Conclusion

3 Inner Peace in the Life of Said Nursi

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Said Nursi's Life in Brief

3.3 Reflection on Nursi's Life

3.3.1 The Decline of the Muslim World

3.3.2 Exiles

3.3.3 Imprisonments

3.3.4 The Death of his Spiritual Son

3.4 Conclusion

4 Inner Peace: Belief and Knowledge of God

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Belief in God

4.3 Belief in Oneness of God

4.4 Knowledge of God

4.5 The Relationship Between Belief in God and Inner Peace

4.6 The Names of God and Inner Peace

4.6.1 All-Powerful (al-Qαdir)

4.6.2 All-Merciful (al-Rahmαn)

4.6.3 All-Just (al-'Adl)

4.7 Conclusion

5 Inner Peace: Knowing Self

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Knowing One's Self to Know God

5.2.1 How to Know One's Self

5.3 Belief and Self-evaluation

5.3.1 Realising One's Potential

5.4 Proper Use of Faculties and Emotions

5.4.1 The Nafs

5.4.2 The Heart and Mind

5.4.3 Emotions

5.5 The Gap

5.5.1 Worship

The Natural Outcome of Self-awareness

5.6 Conclusion

6 Inner Peace: Lens of Belief and Worldview

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Islamic Worldview

6.3 Summary of the Purpose of Life

6.4 Perspective

6.4.1 Mαnα-Y+ Harf+ Versus Mαnα-Y+ Ism+

6.5 Suffering

6.5.1 Concept of Good and Evil

6.6 Natural Disasters

6.7 Illnesses

6.8 Old Age

6.9 Death

6.10 Conclusion

7 Conclusion

7.1 Concluding Remarks

7.2 Summary of Findings

7.3 Recommendations

7.3.1 More Literature on Inner Peace

7.3.2 Further Analysis of Nursi's Work

7.3.3 Interfaith Comparative Study

7.3.4 Cross-Disciplinary Studies

References

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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9811645175

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