Abstract:
The Khafīfīyya Order is attributed to Ibn Khafīf, Sūfī of the fourth century AH (882/982) who lived and died in Shiraz. Absence (ghaybah) and Presence (ḥoḍūr) are basic ideas in the Ibn Khafīf's school and there is nothing left but brief statement of this attribution to Ibn Khafīf, the founder of the Khafīfīyya Order which has been briefly mentioned in the sources. Since no independent research has been done on Ibn Khafīf's social approaches, the main concern of this article is to examine the reason for the importance of the mentioned ideas in Ibn Khafīf's thought and how its meaning is inferred in this way. In this research, using Chandler's semiotic approach, the ideas of "absence/ presence" upon this method will be investigated. The results of this study show that IbThe Khafīfīyya Order is attributed to Ibn Khafīf, Sūfī of the fourth century AH (882/982) who lived in Shiraz. The concepts of Absence (ghaybah) and Presence (ḥoḍūr) are central ideas in Ibn Khafīf's school. However, the existing literature provides only a brief mention of this attribution to Ibn Khafīf, the founder of the Khafīfīyya Order. Given the lack of in-depth study on Ibn Khafīf's social approaches, this article seeks to elucidate the significance of mentioned ideas within Ibn Khafīf's intellectual framework and expound on the interpretation of their meanings. This research adopts Chandler's semiotic approach to delve into the ideas of "absence and presence" within context. The findings of this study reveal that Ibn Khafīf endeavored to show isolation and seclusion as different and sometimes even contradictory acts of abstinent (tark) from worldly matters.n Khafīf tried to show isolation and seclusion as different and even contradictory acts of abstinent (tark) from the world.
Machine summary:
2346 Received Date: Accepted Date: 1401/04/23 (2022/07/14) 1401/12/08 (2023/02/27) The History of the Ideas of “Absence” and “Presence” in the Khafīfīyya Order in Shiraz 1 Seyyed Mohammad Hadi Gerami 2 Mahboobeh Hami Abstract The KhafΛfΛyya Order is attributed to Ibn KhafΛf, SνfΛ of the fourth century AH (882/982) who lived in Shiraz.
In this research, based on this broad approach, we will attempt to study the ideas of absence and presence using the Chandler semiotic approach to carry out an in-depth analysis of their meaning and the form of their evolution during the life of Ibn KhafΛf and before him.
The semiotic approach used in this research as a tool to study the ideas of "absence and presence" in Ibn KhafΛf’s thought in comparison to the early SνfΛs in synchronous form, and then to examine the historical transformation of these ideas.
In his will, he invited SνfΛs to study science, which requires participation in the community, being on the path of guidance for reaching the stage of presence and attaining the truth (Ibn KhafΛf 1984 b, 281).
The ideas of "absence and presence" from Ibn KhafΛf's point of view on the Chandler triangle reveal his different approach.
Ibn KhafΛf's different interpretation of absence in Chandler's model results in a diverse social practice.
Ibn KhafΛf's change in the ideas of absence and presence provided a positive tendency of being in the society and gaining knowledge.
By reinterpreting the ideas of absence and presence, Ibn KhafΛf sought to bring about a profound change in the social practice of SνfΛs.