Sufism: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Thank you sharing your thoughts brother. You mentioned that some of the spiritual experienced were repeated in a lab with LSD, etc. Are you saying that the spiritual experiences that some of these people are having are merely delusions? Also, not all forms of knowledge exists in the Quran. Just like scientists are able to make new discoveries in the physical world why can’t some people learn about realities of Nafs? And if not then how can we explain the reality of black magic? I understand if someone is trying to redefine Islam then we would draw a line there but if we don’t stop ourselves from learning science why would we stop ourselves from learning more about the Nafs if our end goal is to bring ourselves close to Allah. P.S: I am not arguing your point. Just expressing my own thought process so that perhaps you can correct me if I am wrong. Thank you brother!
I understand. Based on the content I have viewed by Ghamidi Sahab, he believes that in the future it will become scientific enough to be taught in schools and I agree with that opinion as well. I have also listened to multiple other scholars who believe that the method of meditation is scientific but it is abused by a lot of Sufi teachers and teachers of other faith that use it to devise new religious beliefs (similar to how scientists use science to deny religion in a way). I understand that it is a very hard topic to grasp though but definitely requires further exploration. May Allah guide us all. Ameen.