al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025)

Dimensions of Divine Love Perspective of Rabi'ah Al-’Adawiyyah and Jalal Al-Din Al-Rumi

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Article Info

Publish Date
31 Aug 2025

Abstract

This research discusses the dimensions of divine love according to Rabi’ah Al-’Adawiyyah and Jalal Al-Din Al-Rumi. The main focus of this research is to understand and compare the dimensions of divine love according to the two figures, which is seen as the highest expression of the human relationship with God. The research method used is qualitative, with the type of library research (literature study), descriptive, interpretative, and comparative analysis. The results showed that according to Rabi’ah Al-’Adawiyyah love is pure without reciprocation and sincere love without being accompanied by reasons, for him love is the perfect form of devotion. Whereas according to Jalal Al-Din Al-Rumi he argues that the first thing God created was love because it is with the assistance of love that everything on this earth can run and move with good harmony. The similarity of the dimensions of divine love according to both of them is that they agree that love is the core of human relations with God. And the difference for Rabi'ah Al-'Adawiyyah, love is the highest form of total submission, while for Jalal Al-Din Al-Rumi, love is a universal force that encourages all creation to unite with God.

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Afkar_Journal

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Subject

Social Sciences

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al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is published by Association of Secondment Lecturers (Asosiasi Dosen DPK) UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Indonesia. Focus of al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is on publishing original empirical research articles and theoretical reviews of Islamic Studies, ...