Critical Analysis of the Moral-Spiritual Teaching of “abandonment of Worldly Belongings” (from Quiddity, its Feasibility and Desirability to the Analysis of Semantic Evolution of the World)

Analysis of quiddity, feasibility and desirability of “abandonment of worldly belongings” as one of the emphatic recommendations in the Islamic teachings and mystical literature is the subject of this article. While criticizing some preconceptions of this issue such as the darkness of the world, this phenomenological study will provide the basis for a correct explanation of the Islamic view of “abandonment of worldly belonging” and the presentation of the optimal way of human relationship with the world. As a result, attention and awareness of the fundamental realities of existence [in the realm of beliefs] and putting them into practice [in the realm of behaviors] and bioethics and the “presence of God” in the intended sense of abandonment of worldly belongings should be taken into consideration. The design of the verses of the Koran pertaining to the world in the eight-stage pyramid indicates that the Koran speaks of the world in a particular context and the abandonment of worldly belonging must be explained according to that pyramid. In some schools, the way the world is perceived is harmful whereas Islamic teachings provide a harmless and far-reaching picture.