Anonymous user
Monasticism: Difference between revisions
m
→Origin: note (verse) added
imported>Kadeh m (Category done & Notes added) |
imported>Kadeh m (→Origin: note (verse) added) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
According to some hadiths, the [[Prophet (s)]] considers monasticism in Christianity to be originated in the fact that Christian believers were repeatedly defeated by unjust people and thus they had to hide in deserts and mountains. According to some Qur'anic [[exegete]]s, the [[Qur'an 5]]:87<ref>O you who have faith! Do not prohibit the good things that Allah has made lawful to you, and do not transgress. Indeed Allah does not like the transgressors.</ref> implies that monasticism is an instance of forbidding divine blessings; hence, it is contrary to Islamic laws and rulings. Moreover, the Qur'an makes it explicit that Christian monasticism was a tradition invented by some people and was never legislated by [[God]]. According to some scholars, Christian monasticism emerged in the third century. | According to some hadiths, the [[Prophet (s)]] considers monasticism in Christianity to be originated in the fact that Christian believers were repeatedly defeated by unjust people and thus they had to hide in deserts and mountains. According to some Qur'anic [[exegete]]s, the [[Qur'an 5]]:87<ref>O you who have faith! Do not prohibit the good things that Allah has made lawful to you, and do not transgress. Indeed Allah does not like the transgressors.</ref> implies that monasticism is an instance of forbidding divine blessings; hence, it is contrary to Islamic laws and rulings. Moreover, the Qur'an makes it explicit that Christian monasticism was a tradition invented by some people and was never legislated by [[God]].<ref>Then We followed them up with Our apostles and We followed [them] with Jesus son of Mary, and We gave him the Evangel, and We put kindness and mercy into the hearts of those who followed him. But as for monasticism, they innovated it—We had not prescribed it for them—only seeking Allah’s pleasure. Yet they did not observe it with due observance. So We gave to the faithful among them their [due] reward, but many of them are transgressors.</ref> According to some scholars, Christian monasticism emerged in the third century. | ||
Christians who first adopted monasticism characterized their lifestyle as being in the manner of [[Jesus the Christ (a)]] who never married. They also appeal to part of the [[Bible]] in which Jesus (a) told his followers that "others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it." | Christians who first adopted monasticism characterized their lifestyle as being in the manner of [[Jesus the Christ (a)]] who never married. They also appeal to part of the [[Bible]] in which Jesus (a) told his followers that "others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it." | ||