Beyond Time and Space: A Comparative Exploration of Metaphysical and Ascetic Journeys in Islam, Spiritualism, and Mysticism
VFAST transactions on Islamic research June 20, 2024 Maliha Ameen
Bilocation—the phenomenon of being in two places at once—appears in Islamic and Sufi traditions as a way to grasp deeper spiritual truths about the interconnectedness of material and metaphysical realms. Using hermeneutical and phenomenological analyses of scriptural texts and historical accounts of spirituality, asceticism, and mysticism, the work finds that bilocation, involving time and space alongside collective consciousness, disrupts and transcends ordinary life experiences. By integrating insights from comparative religions and transpersonal psychology, the research strengthens the scientific study of religion under mystical interpretations of physical bodies.