"The Paradox of Proximity to the Infinite:

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" "The Paradox of Proximity to the Infinite: "
Hannah Bigelow Merriman

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1081338
Doc. No	:	LA124967
Call No	:	‭10.1163/156852908X271114‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Hannah Bigelow Merriman
Title & Author	:	"The Paradox of Proximity to the Infinite: [Article] : An Exploration of sidrat al-muntaha, "the Lote Tree beyond Which None May Pass""\ Hannah Bigelow Merriman
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion and the Arts
Date	:	2008
Volume/ Issue Number	:	12/1
Page No	:	329–342
Abstract	:	"This paper explores the imagery and function of sidrat al-muntaha, the "lote tree of the boundary" encountered by the Prophet Mohammed at the peak of his mystical ascent or mi'raj. Based on descriptions in Qur'an, hadith, and Sufi commentary, the lote tree's symbolic meaning is interpreted as a state of intimacy with God. Epitomizing the themes of boundary-crossing, nearness, and luminous theophany, Mohammed's experience at the lote tree of the boundary recapitulates the Sufi process of fana' fillah—annihilation in God."
Descriptor	:	IMAGINATION
Descriptor	:	LOTE TREE
Descriptor	:	MI'RAJ
Descriptor	:	MOHAMMED
Descriptor	:	RELIGIOUS
Descriptor	:	SUFISM
Descriptor	:	SYMBOL
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/156852908X271114‬