Examining Islam and Human Rights from the Perspective of Sufism

Q3 Social Sciences

Muslim World Journal of Human Rights Pub Date : 2010-04-12 DOI:10.2202/1554-4419.1172

F. Muedini

引用次数: 8

Abstract

This paper argues that within the Islamic mystical tradition of Sufism lies an important perspective for approaching human rights. Sufism, while usually perceived as only dealing with spiritual matters, actually expresses a distinct message of service to mankind, and thus should be examined within the discussion of Islam and human rights. Along with Sufism's emphasis on service, the Sufi message of unity with God, and specifically the message of recognizing the existence of God in all creatures resonate soundly within the human rights discourse. With these points in mind, Sufi philosophy heightens the importance of human rights, while also allowing for self-construction regarding issues of human rights, and should be considered as another approach within the Islamic framework that is highly compatible with international human rights.

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从苏菲主义的视角看伊斯兰教与人权

本文认为，在伊斯兰苏菲主义的神秘主义传统中，存在着一个接近人权的重要视角。苏菲主义，虽然通常被认为只处理精神问题，实际上表达了为人类服务的独特信息，因此应该在伊斯兰教和人权的讨论中加以审查。随着苏菲主义对服务的强调，苏菲与上帝合一的信息，特别是承认上帝存在于所有生物中的信息，在人权话语中产生了良好的共鸣。考虑到这些观点，苏菲哲学强调了人权的重要性，同时也允许在人权问题上进行自我建构，应该被视为伊斯兰框架内与国际人权高度兼容的另一种方法。

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Muslim World Journal of Human Rights Social Sciences-Law

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期刊介绍： Muslim World Journal of Human Rights promises to serve as a forum in which barriers are bridged (or at least, addressed), and human rights are finally discussed with an eye on the Muslim world, in an open and creative manner. The choice to name the journal, Muslim World Journal of Human Rights reflects a desire to examine human rights issues related not only to Islam and Islamic law, but equally those human rights issues found in Muslim societies that stem from various other sources such as socio-economic and political factors, as well the interaction and intersections of the two areas. MWJHR welcomes submissions that apply the traditional human right framework in their analysis as well as those that transcend the boundaries of contemporary scholarship in this regard. Further, the journal also welcomes inter-disciplinary and/or comparative approaches to the study of human rights in the Muslim world in an effort to encourage the emergence of new methodologies in the field. Muslim World Journal of Human Rights recognizes that several highly contested debates in the field of human rights have been reflected in the Muslim world but have frequently taken on their own particular manifestation in accordance with the varying contexts of contemporary Muslim societies.