To love jamāl (beauty); this is either mujarrad (abstract)—such as the nafs (the lower self) being captivated by orderly arts, works, and beautiful meanings—or it is not mujarrad, as in maḥabbat (love) for Allah Most High, which is not abstract, but rather involves inclining toward beautiful forms due to admiring and being affected by them. (Ravza, 386)
maḥabbat-i jamāl
To love jamāl (beauty); this is either mujarrad (abstract)—such as the nafs (the lower self) being captivated by orderly arts, works, and beautiful meanings—or it is not mujarrad, as in maḥabbat (love) for Allah Most …