Hassan al-Turabi’s Discourse on the Arts

In Islam, God’s wondrous creativity is reflected in the unity of design in the widest diversity and beauty of the cosmos. For some Muslims, Islamic art expresses this natural beauty as well as the miracles of God’s creation related in the Qur’an and the prophetic traditions (aḥādīth). This article...

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Autores principales: Gubara Said Hassan, Jabal M. Buaben
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:342a5d2c86a84b099042d02f618fad232021-12-02T19:41:21ZHassan al-Turabi’s Discourse on the Arts10.35632/ajis.v32i4.10152690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/342a5d2c86a84b099042d02f618fad232015-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1015https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 In Islam, God’s wondrous creativity is reflected in the unity of design in the widest diversity and beauty of the cosmos. For some Muslims, Islamic art expresses this natural beauty as well as the miracles of God’s creation related in the Qur’an and the prophetic traditions (aḥādīth). This article focuses on Hassan al-Turabi’s perceptions of the arts and the aura of conservative prohibition and cautious permission that surrounds them. For him, the Islamic attitude toward the arts and aesthetics is determined by monotheism (tawḥīd), which entails one’s absolute belief in God’s oneness and the abjuration of anything that might compete with it or with His omnipotence. God has created in beauty a dualistic nature: guidance (belief and faith) and temptation (seduction and aberration) for humanity. Gubara Said Hassan Jabal M. BuabenInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleArabia - tribalism - Arabic poetry - idols - beauty - painting - pictorial and figurative arts - calligraphy - sculpture - architecture - music - singing - danceIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 32, Iss 4 (2015)
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topic Arabia - tribalism - Arabic poetry - idols - beauty - painting - pictorial and figurative arts - calligraphy - sculpture - architecture - music - singing - dance
Islam
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Gubara Said Hassan
Jabal M. Buaben
Hassan al-Turabi’s Discourse on the Arts
description In Islam, God’s wondrous creativity is reflected in the unity of design in the widest diversity and beauty of the cosmos. For some Muslims, Islamic art expresses this natural beauty as well as the miracles of God’s creation related in the Qur’an and the prophetic traditions (aḥādīth). This article focuses on Hassan al-Turabi’s perceptions of the arts and the aura of conservative prohibition and cautious permission that surrounds them. For him, the Islamic attitude toward the arts and aesthetics is determined by monotheism (tawḥīd), which entails one’s absolute belief in God’s oneness and the abjuration of anything that might compete with it or with His omnipotence. God has created in beauty a dualistic nature: guidance (belief and faith) and temptation (seduction and aberration) for humanity.
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