Representation of happiness in Islamic mysticism through visual media

Author:
Mohammad bagher Toorang
Level:
Ph.D
Subject(s):
Sufism and Islamic mysticism
Language:
Farsi
Faculty:
Faculty of Mysticism
Year:
2018
Publisher:
URD Press
Supervisor(s):
Amir Javan Arasteh
Advisor(s):
Reza Elahi Manesh, Ahmad Pahlavaniyan

In this research, by the descriptive-analytical method, firstly is analyzed the intellectual bases of the optimal media from the point of view of the mystical thought and, in the next step, would be explained the necessary recommendations for “representing Farah or happiness in the audience by the media”.In the term “mystics”, Farah means happiness and pleasure that be achieved by the perceiving the loved or exorcising the detestable thing of the hart of the human, that is not appertaining only to the physic mundane mood of the human.  Farah’s concept in the Qur’an and narrations are sometimes expressed in words such as Sorur, Hobur, Estebshar, Ebtehaj, Nazreh and Fakkeh, but in most cases, the same word of Farah has been used in the sense of absolute happiness. Farah’s concept is relative and it depends on human goals in life. Hence, Farah has been divided into two part; Good and positive Farah that is called “Mamdouh” and the bad and negative Farah that is called “Mazmoum”. Farah Mamdouh has a reciprocal relationship with Reza which is a mystical rank. One of the important platforms for the making of Farah and Reza is the use of ability and the nature of the power of imagination and cognition of the ways to enhance and excellence of the power of the imagination. In fact, the power of the imagination can help mystic(Aref) to rise to the transcendental areas of existence and enhance and excellence of his connected power of the imagination in these transcendental areas (including the discordant power of the imagination and rationality and absolute incorporeity) and to experience the truth Farah which is the cognition of divine God (Jamal Elahi) and movement base on divine commands and achievement of bliss. At the end, the presentation of this understanding and cognition of Farah or happiness on the media need optimal media in which the absolute mystical Farah and happiness can be presented.