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Sufi cosmology ((アラビア語:الكوزمولوجية الصوفية)) is a general term for cosmological doctrines associated with the mysticism of Sufism. These may differ from place to place, order to order and time to time, but overall show the influence of several different cosmographies: *The Quran's testament concerning God and immaterial beings, the soul and the afterlife, the beginning and end of things, the seven heavens etc. *The Neoplatonic views cherished by Islamic philosophers like Ibn Sina / Avicenna and Ibn Arabi. *The Hermetic-Ptolemaic spherical geocentric world. *The Ishraqi visionary universe as expounded by Suhrawardi Maqtul. ==Emanation== The following cosmological plan, explaining a creation by successive emanation of worlds, as taught by Plotinus, is typical: In Islamic Sufi terminology, these are also known as "Tanzalat-e-Satta" (7 steps). After Husayn ibn Ali, Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi was the one who discussed these levels in his Arabic book called Tohfa Mursala. *Alam-i-Hahut (Realm of He-ness) The Realm of pre-existence, the condition of the universe before its formation, equated with the unknowable essence of God. Alam-e-Hahut has similarities to the Christian concept of Deus absconditus, the Hindu notion of Nirguna Brahman and the Kabbalist idea of the En-Sof. *Alam-i-Lahut (Realm of Divinity) That region where incalculable unseen tiny dots emerge and expand to such large circles that they engulf the entire universe. This Realm is also known as Tajalliat (The Beatific Vision, or the Circle of the Beatific Vision). These countless circles are the bases of all the root causes of the universe. This whole circle is known as the Ghaib-ul-ghaib (Unseen of the Unseen). Alam-e-Lahoot has similarities to the Christian concept of Deus revelatus, the Hindu notion of Saguna Brahman and the Kabbalist idea of Kether. The final boundary of the human knowledge and understanding is called ''Hijab-e-Mehmood ''(The Extolled Veil), which is the extreme height of the Arsh (Supreme Empyrean). ''Nehr-e-tasweed'' (The Channel of Black Draught/Darkness) whose last limit is in the Realm of Divinity, is the basis of the Unseen & feeds Rooh-e-Azam (The Great Soul). *Alam-i-Jabarut (Realm of Power) The stage when the universe is constituted into features. ''Hijab-e-Kibria'' (The Grand Veil) is the last limit of this realm. ''Nehr-e-tajreed (Channel of Abstraction)'', whose last limit is The Realm of Omnipotency, feeds the Human Soul with its information. *Alam-i-Malakut (Angelic Realm) The stage when the characteristics of the species and their individuals descend from the Realm of Omnipotency, separate consciousnesses comes into being. Its last limit is called ''Hijab-e-Azmat ''(The Great Veil). ''Nehr-e-Tasheed ''(Channel of Evidence) whose last limit is Angelic Realm, feeds the subtleties of the human heart. *Alam-i-Nasut (Realm of Humans) The stage when foundations of the tangible world of matter are laid, (parallel to the Tree of Life's sephiroth of Malkuth). It includes the material realm and all the normally visible cosmos. ''Nehr-e-Tazheer ''(Channel of Manifestation) whose last limit is ''Alam-e-Nasut'', feeds ''The subtleties of ego''. The Human Realm is supervised by: * One ''Kitab-al-Mubeen'', controlling: * 300 million ''Loh-e-Mehfooz'' (Superclusters), each one controlling * 80 thousand ''Hazeere'' (galaxies), each one containing * 13 billion star systems, out of which * 1 billion star systems have life on one of their planets. * Each star has 9, 12 or 13 planets around it. On every planet with life on it, life exists in three different planes of existence, the Plane of Angels, the Plane of Jinns and the Plane of Humans. On the other hand, it is surrounded by another realm known as ''Alam-e-Araf'' or ''Barzakh'' (Astral plane), where humans stay after they die (when the soul disconnects from the physical body). Humans can also visit the astral realm during sleep (while dreaming) or during meditation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sufi cosmology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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