伊斯蘭復興的意義與對蘇非(Sufi)的評價
Islamic
societies are bereft of serenity, coherence and peace. The time has come for a
religious emancipation
· By Tariq Ramadan, Special to Gulf News
· Published: 00:00 February 21, 2012
· As far as Islam is concerned, it must be noted that Arab
and Muslim majority societies are seriously lacking in spirituality. There is not a deficit of “religion” but of spiritual life. It can be
encountered among Islamists, as well as among secularists and ordinary
citizens. Religion refers to the framework, to the structure of ritual, to the
rights and obligations of believers and, as such, lies at the heart of social
and political debate. In the classical Islamic tradition, framework, reference
and practices can — like all religions and spiritual traditions — be best seen
in the light of their relation to meaning (here, to the Divine), to a
conception of life and death, to the life of the heart and mind. Contemporary
Islamic discourse has, however, too often lost its substance, which is that of
meaning, of understanding ultimate goals and the state of the heart. Increasingly, it has been reduced to reactivity, preoccupied with the
moral protection of the faithful, based on the reiteration of norms, rituals
and, above all, prohibitions. But spirituality is not faith without religion;
it is the quest for meaning and peace of heart as the essence of religion.
Viewed in this light, Muslim majority societies are
profoundly bereft of serenity, coherence and peace. The time has come for a
spiritual and religious emancipation.