From Sufi and Persian traditions
Ishq
Passionate, all-consuming love, often for the Divine.
In Sufi poetry (Rumi, Hafez, Attar), ishq names a love that dissolves the small self in longing for the Beloved.
Passionate, all-consuming love, often for the Divine.
In Sufi poetry (Rumi, Hafez, Attar), ishq names a love that dissolves the small self in longing for the Beloved.