THEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN ISLAMIC MYSTICISM AND GNOSTICISM
Kanz Philosophia A Journal for Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism December 31, 2020 Fereshteh Jafari 2 citations
The paper compares Gnostic and Islamic mystic beliefs about divine knowledge (Ma'refat). It first clarifies Gnosticism and then presents a brief history of Islamic Mysticism. Through a comparative analysis of Islamic mystical books and Gnostic texts, the study finds many similarities between the two traditions' views on knowledge. Some scholars argue that the Islamic Sufi theory of divine knowledge originates from Gnostic ideas, but the paper concludes that while Gnostic beliefs have influenced Islamic mysticism, this claim is not completely true.