Divine Names

Author : Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi
Publisher : Interlink Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1623718139

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Divine Names by Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi Pdf

The path to self-discovery and inner and outer peace... Divine Names is a unique contribution to understanding life and oneself on a deeper level: by learning to open to the Divine. It draws on original Arabic literature—often not available in European languages—and on the author’s many years of personal practice, teaching, and guiding others on their spiritual paths to healing, to becoming whole. It focuses on the use of the Divine Names in dhikr, individual meditations and healing practices. Whether we admit it or not, human beings are searchers: we want to understand; we want to know; we want to be known. Our quest may take many forms, yet ultimately it ends in nothing but pure praising of the Divine, even if this comes after our last breath. The outside always furthers the inside because the task and the meaning of life is always about reuniting—about connecting everything on the outside to its inner truth. It is the knowledge of the heart which is always capable of uniting. Such is the path of the Sufis. The Sufi tradition centers on the opening of the heart and nothing touches the heart as much as beauty. In this book, the author’s unique style of writing, which combines clarity and poetic inspiration, is coupled with distinctive and ornamental Arabic calligraphy of each of the 99 Divine Names to make it a visually stunning tribute to this tradition. It will be enjoyed regardless of a person’s religious beliefs.

Author : Austin Surls
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781575064840

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Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus by Austin Surls Pdf

The obvious riddles and difficulties in Exod 3:13–15 and Exod 6:2–8 have attracted an overwhelming amount of attention and comment. These texts make important theological statements about the divine name YHWH and the contours of the divine character. From the enigmatic statements in Exod 3:13–15, most scholars reconstruct the original form of the name as “Yahweh,” which is thought to describe YHWH’s creative power or self-existence. Similarly, Exod 6:3 has become a classic proof-text for the Documentary Hypothesis and an indication of different aspects of God’s character as shown in history. Despite their seeming importance for “defining” the divine name, these texts are ancillary to and preparatory for the true revelation of the divine name in the book of Exodus. This book attempts to move beyond atomistic readings of individual texts and etymological studies of the divine name toward a holistic reading of the book of Exodus. Surls centers his argument around in-depth analyses of Exod 3:13–15, 6:2–8 and Exod 33:12–23 and 34:5–8. Consequently, the definitive proclamation of YHWH’s character is not given at the burning bush but in response to Moses’ later intercession (Exod 33:12–23). YHWH proclaimed his name in a formulaic manner that Israel could appropriate (Exod 34:6–7), and the Hebrew Bible quotes or alludes to this text in many genres. This demonstrates the centrality of Exod 34:6–7 to Old Testament Theology. The character of God cannot be discerned from an etymological analysis of the word yhwh but from a close study of YHWH’s deliberate ascriptions made progressively in the book of Exodus.

Author : ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781479826131

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The Divine Names by ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī Pdf

A Sufi scholar’s philosophical interpretation of the names of God The Divine Names is a philosophically sophisticated commentary on the names of God. Penned by the seventh-/thirteenth-century North African scholar and Sufi poet ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī, The Divine Names expounds upon the one hundred and forty-six names of God that appear in the Qurʾan, including The All-Merciful, The Powerful, The First, and The Last. In his treatment of each divine name, al-Tilimsānī synthesizes and compares the views of three influential earlier authors, al-Bayhaqī, al-Ghazālī, and Ibn Barrajān. Al-Tilimsānī famously described his two teachers Ibn al-ʿArabī and al-Qūnawī as a “philosophizing mystic” and a “mysticizing philosopher,” respectively. Picking up their mantle, al-Tilimsānī merges mysticism and philosophy, combining the tenets of Akbari Sufism with the technical language of Aristotelian, Neoplatonic, and Avicennan philosophy as he explains his logic in a rigorous and concise way. Unlike Ibn al-ʿArabī, his overarching concern is not to examine the names as correspondences between God and creation, but to demonstrate how the names overlap at every level of cosmic existence. The Divine Names shows how a broad range of competing theological and philosophical interpretations can all contain elements of the truth.

Author : R. Kendall Soulen
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664234140

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Divine Names and the Holy Trinity by R. Kendall Soulen Pdf

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-284) index.

Author : Herbert Lockyer
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1988-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310280419

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All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible by Herbert Lockyer Pdf

This is a unique classification of all scripture designations of the three persons of the Trinity. In this exhaustive study one becomes acutely aware that the riches of God's self-revelation are inexhaustible.

Author : C. E. Rolt
Publisher : CCEL
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781610251938

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Dionysius the Areopagite: On the Divine Names and the Mystical Theology. by C. E. Rolt Pdf

Author : Michael P. Knowles
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830863914

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The Unfolding Mystery of the Divine Name by Michael P. Knowles Pdf

When Moses asked God to show him his glory, the Lord passed before him and proclaimed his name. And from that name cascaded a promise of grace and love, compassion and faithfulness, forgiveness and slowness to anger. The story is told in Exodus 34:5-7, but the resonant name reverberates through the corridors of Scripture. Michael Knowles teases out the rich dimensions and implications of this name by listening carefully to Exodus 34 and its biblical echoes. He particularly tunes his ear to the spiritual meditations of later sages. In tracing the unfolding mystery of the divine name throughout the span of Israel's story, he finds it startlingly resolved in the God of Sinai becoming present in our midst. The manifold name of God has long captivated those who trace their spiritual ancestry to Abraham, whether they are Jewish, Christian or Muslim. This book brings this spiritual quest into dialogue with Scripture and tradition, and invites us to experience this God of the eternal name.

Author : Jonathan Goldman
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781401927868

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The Divine Name by Jonathan Goldman Pdf

What if there was a technique for sounding the personal name of God that could change the world? . . .In this groundbreaking work, sound-healing pioneer Jonathan Goldman shares his incredible discovery of The Divine Name, a universal sound that, when intoned, can bring harmony and healing to ourselves and the planet. This name, encoded within our DNA, is the personal name of God, once found in the religious texts that link over half the worldOCOs population. Prohibited and then lost for nearly 2,500 years, The Divine Name is available once again. It is a sound that when vocalized has the ability to resonate both the physical body and subtle energy fields of anyone who intones itOCoirrespective of religion, tradition, or belief. It has the power to issue in a new era of human consciousness, uniting us in healing, peace, and oneness. The Divine Name is a step-by-step process of vibratory activation that will allow you to experience the power, majesty, and healing of this extraordinary sound. CD NOT INCLUDED."

Author : Valentina Izmirlieva
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226388724

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All the Names of the Lord by Valentina Izmirlieva Pdf

Christians face a conundrum when it comes to naming God, for if God is unnamable, as theologians maintain, he can also be called by every name. His proper name is thus an open-ended, all-encompassing list, a mystery the Church embraces in its rhetoric, but which many Christians have found difficult to accept. To explore this conflict, Valentina Izmirlieva examines two lists of God’s names: one from The Divine Names, the classic treatise by Pseudo-Dionysius, and the other from The 72 Names of the Lord, an amulet whose history binds together Kabbalah and Christianity, Jews and Slavs, Palestine, Provence, and the Balkans. This unexpected juxtaposition of a theological treatise and a magical amulet allows Izmirlieva to reveal lists’ rhetorical potential to create order and to function as both tools of knowledge and of power. Despite the two different visions of order represented by each list, Izmirlieva finds that their uses in Christian practice point to a complementary relationship between the existential need for God’s protection and the metaphysical desire to submit to his infinite majesty—a compelling claim sure to provoke discussion among scholars in many fields.

Author : Graham M. Schweig
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780691114460

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Dance of Divine Love by Graham M. Schweig Pdf

The heart of this book is a dramatic love poem, the Rasa Lila, which is the ultimate focal point of one of the most treasured Sanskrit texts of India, the Bhagavata Purana. Judged a literary masterpiece by Indian and Western scholars alike, this work of poetic genius and soaring religious vision is one of the world's greatest sacred love stories and, as Graham Schweig clearly demonstrates, should be regarded as India's Song of Songs. The story presents the supreme deity as the youthful and amorous cowherd, Krishna, who joins his beloved maidens in an enchanting and celebratory "dance of divine love." Schweig introduces this work of exquisite poetry and profound theology to the Western world in the form of a luminous translation and erudite scholarly treatment. His book explores the historical context and literary genre of the work and elucidates the aesthetic and emotional richness of the composition, highlighting poignant details of this drama of divine love. Schweig illuminates the religious dimensions and ethical nuances of the drama, drawing widely from the commentaries and esoteric vision of masters of the Caitanya school of Vaishnavism, a prominent devotional Hindu tradition. Themes such as transcendence of death through love, the yoga of devotion, the contrast between worldly love and passionate love for God, and the dialectical tension between ethical boundaries and boundless love are presented. The final event of the Rasa dance, the author concludes, presents a dynamic symbol of supreme love that provides the basis for a theological vision of genuine religious pluralism.

Author : Humphrey Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Trinity
ISBN : NYPL:33433081641106

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A Treatise on the Divine Nature by Humphrey Moore Pdf

Author : Dionysius the Areopagite
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486148267

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The Mystical Theology and The Divine Names by Dionysius the Areopagite Pdf

The treatises and letters of Dionysius the Areopagite blended Neoplatonic philosophy with Christian theology and mystical experience. Their exploration of the nature and results of contemplative prayer exercised a lasting influence.

Author : Mehmet Yavuz Seker
Publisher : Tughra Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597848770

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A Map of the Divine Subtle Faculty by Mehmet Yavuz Seker Pdf

The heart in the Islamic understanding is the expression of a human being's spiritual existence. It is a Divine gift and Divine subtle faculty bestowed upon humanity. It is a polished mirror reflecting God. Like a general, the heart commands all other bodily organs and faculties, which are its troops, Everything that comes from a human being, whether good or bad, is a product of the heart. Mehmet Y. Seker, a scholar of Sufism and tasawwuf, studies the concept of the heart in the Islamic tradition looking at how it is approached by three prominent scholars and thinkers of Islam: Ghazali, Said Nursi, and Fethullah Gulen. Being the first in English to take as its focus the human heart from an Islamic spiritual, this book comparatively analyzes classical and modern age interpretations and evaluations on the concept and adds to the rich literature of spirituality in the Islamic tradition.

Author : Spencer L. Allen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614512363

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The Splintered Divine by Spencer L. Allen Pdf

This book investigates the issue of the singularity versus the multiplicity of ancient Near Eastern deities who are known by a common first name but differentiated by their last names, or geographic epithets. It focuses primarily on the Ištar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Levant, and Yahweh names in Israel, and it is structured around four key questions: How did the ancients define what it meant to be a god - or more pragmatically, what kind of treatment did a personality or object need to receive in order to be considered a god by the ancients? Upon what bases and according to which texts do modern scholars determine when a personality or object is a god in an ancient culture? In what ways are deities with both first and last names treated the same and differently from deities with only first names? Under what circumstances are deities with common first names and different last names recognizable as distinct independent deities, and under what circumstances are they merely local manifestations of an overarching deity? The conclusions drawn about the singularity of local manifestations versus the multiplicity of independent deities are specific to each individual first name examined in accordance with the data and texts available for each divine first name.

Author : Corinne Bonnet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009394789

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The Names of the Gods in Ancient Mediterranean Religions by Corinne Bonnet Pdf

From Greece to Palmyra, Tyre or Babylon, the names of the gods, like 'Thundering Zeus', 'Three-faced Moon', 'Baal of the Force' or the enigmatic YHWH, reveal their history, family ties, fields of competence and capacity for action. Shared or specific, these names bring to light networks of gods: the Saviour gods, the Ancestral gods, the gods of a city or a family. Names tell stories about the relationship between men and gods, gods and places, places and cultures and so on. They show how gods travel and spread, how they appear and disappear, how they participate in the political, social, intellectual history of each community. Through the study of divine names, the twelve chapters of this book unfold a gallery of portraits that reveal the changing aspects of the divine throughout the ancient Mediterranean.