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quest is two-fold, one is to negative thoughts and replace them with positive The Ideology of
ones. In this state, he learns to convert non-spiritual
solve the riddle of why, matters into spiritual matters. Spirituality

all men and women When man 16

undergo negative raises himself This is the principle on which the entire material

experiences in above his immediate world is based. It may be called the principle or art

this world and the surroundings, i.e. from of conversion. For instance, let us take the case of
other is to offer the material level to a
higher level of thinking, water. Two gases separately are not water, but, when
he experiences real
positive solutions. spirituality. they combine and convert into another form, they
It addresses the
paradox of human take the form of water. The same is

beings having been given true of the tree. A tree is, in fact, True
the result of the conversion of spirituality
the freedom to make their non-botanical matter. contemplative
or

own moral choices, and their frequent misuse of this All these processes use the spirituality
principle fo conversion. In makes a man a
freedom - a course of action which causes them to the same way contemplative
superman.
repeatedly face situations in which people do each

other harm; losses are incurred because of others’ spirituality through the

injustice; severe provocations are suffered because principle of conversion makes

of untoward experiences. at such times spirituality man spiritual.True spirituality, an intellectual activity,

teaches us to convert negativity into positivity is a science of inner development and material things

through the art of conversion. This is the ideology indirectly contribute towards that development. In

of spirituality as presented in Islam. fact, material life is made more meaningful by the

pro-active role played by spirituality in intellectual

The Art of re?nement and the consequent progress of humanity.

Conversion Spirituality does not, as some may imagine, arrest the

thinking process, but rather enhances intellectual

activity in the complete sense of the word. In short,

true spirituality or contemplative spirituality makes

When a scientist discovers the scienti?c world, he a man a superman.
doesn’t leave the material world, but rather stays
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