Sufi Epistemologies of Hubb: The Eternal Pulse of Sufi Love in Contemporary Rumi’s Daughter

Abstract

Sufism as a decent phenomenon precedes to enlighten massive amounts of lives through empirical wisdom, custom exposure and literature. In some previous research studies, researchers have attempted to infer, analyze and investigate the quintessence of Sufism theory and Rumi Phenomenon implied upon Modern Turkish and English Literature. Amalgamated to the general theory of Sufism, this paper is an attempt to analyze Sufi “Hubb stages and stations' ' (Divine Love processes) from Spiritual philosophy accurately applicable to Sufi assets of Novel’s characters. By source of Interpretivists approach, Firstly, Turkish Fiction "Rumi's Daughter" categorized under ‘Rumi Phenomenon’ is thematically analyzed by focal points of Spiritual theories of Idrees Shah and Hijwiri preluding to categorical and self-definitive results. Secondly, the accommodation of Sufi theories was cross-checked with characterization of characters. Lastly, the global theories of humanitarianism, stoicism and philanthropy are generally prescribed in novel within application of Sufism. The result of study implies that characters of novels are committed towards Hubb degrees with engraved essence of Oneness, Reality and Individualism. Considerations infer that characters and themes possess base structure and potential for being positioned as exclusively Sufi Oriented Literary pieces. In a nutshell, Sufi genre of Turkish Fiction renders a pseudo-activist avatar to reclaim the hearts of youth stuck in the spider web of Existential and Nihilistic viewpoints of life.