Modern Esotericism and its Danger to Islamic World -A doctrinal study-

Abstract

The most important goals of this research titled "Modern Esotericism and its Danger to Islamic World” are to warn against violating beliefs and pagan rituals in their modern forms, identify the way of offenders according to the Sunnis, disclosure of pagan religions that paved the way for the spread of esoteric creeds., and identify the creed violations included in modern esotericism as they endanger the religion of Islam. In my research, I followed the Historical Inductive Method, through adopting the following points; counting the creed influencing factors in modern esotericism, clarifying the belief violations in such pagan rituals, and stating the danger such creeds represent to the Islamic World. The research consists of an introduction, and two Chapters. The First Chapter Includes the definition of modern esotericism, religions that adopted their ideas of modern esoteric, the ancient pagan religions, the written esoteric Kabbalah for Jews, and Gnosticism for Christians, as well as esoteric Sufism in Islam. The Second Chapter includes the danger of modern esotericism on the Islamic world as well as religions, intellectual, cultural, social, psychological, economic and developmental risks. The most important results are that Modern Esotericism derived many of its philosophical views from Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist beliefs. The doctrine of pantheism is one of the most dangerous beliefs upon which these esoteric philosophies were based. The esoteric doctrines have influenced the minds and ideas of the weak souls of the Muslims, because they are not fortified by the Islamic culture, as well as not being proud of their religion.