@article{Altabaa_2018, title={SPIRITUALITY IN MODERN LITERATURE: KAHLIL GIBRAN AND THE SPIRITUAL QUEST}, volume={22}, url={https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/561}, DOI={10.31436/shajarah.v22i2.561}, abstractNote={<p>This study explores the various mystical aspects that encompass<br>Gibran’s creative works in English and Arabic. It presents an<br>overview of theistic mysticism followed by an examination of the<br>mystical themes represented by Gibran such as Truth, Perfect Divine<br>Being, mystic path, and spiritual morality with analogies from<br>Islamic and Christian mysticism. The study finds that Gibran adopted<br>mysticism as a universal answer to questions about the meaning of<br>life and as a path that seeks to elevate man into a world of spiritual<br>and moral perfection. Gibran uses a prophetic voice to guide the soul<br>from its transcendental origin through a journey of purification,<br>gnosis, and love to reach mystical unity with God. The study shows<br>that the mystical element is the link that unifies his Arabic and<br>English works, and propels them to enduring literary and popular<br>success across cultures. In this, he places himself as a writer in a<br>traditional context of mysticism, taking the esoteric heart and<br>spiritual core of all religions to be one. Additionally, the moral<br>values promoted by Gibran are based on his mystical outlook and his<br>conception of a just and loving God.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)}, author={Altabaa, Homam}, year={2018}, month={Jan.}, pages={215–236} }