Ishq

This article is about the word Ishq. For the 1997 Indian movie, see Ishq (film). For the band Ishq see Matt Hillier. (in Arabic alphabet: عشق) is an Arabic word which literally means love with no lust. The word is derived from Ashiqa, a vine- that when love takes its root in the heart of a lover, everything other than God is effaced. In Islam's Sufi and mystic doctrine it is a concept which refers to divine love or a creature's love for its creator; i.e. man's love for God.
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