عین القضات ہمدانی کی فکر میں تصوف اور تشابہ کا لسانیاتی مسئلہ

Abstract

Ainul Quzat Hamdani is a unique personality of Muslim history. He is a mystic with multi dimensional mystical experiences and a thinker having a philosophical thought and system. He struggled to resolve the communication issue of mystical experiences that has been discussed by many scholars in the history of Muslim thought. Ainul Quzat Hamdani describes that a mystic is helpless in narrating and communicating what he is experiencing. He says that spiritual and mystical experiences can open a door in our self through which we can find an access to the kingdome of suppra sensory world. Ainul Quzat Hamdani prescribes that the words of multi dimensional meaning with essence of equivocation can enable a mystic to narrate what he has observed. For example, he says, the words qurb (nearness) and bu’d (distance) have different meanings when these are used for physical objects and when these are used for Almighty Allah. Because, the distance and proximity in spatio-temporal world cannot be considered equal to the distance and proximity of Almighty Allah. This pattern of narration can enable us to bring together different facts in a single semiotic entity.