Yoga problematic term and semantics

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Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Sciences King Abdulaziz Military College - Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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The philosophy of yoga and its applications are considered the most famous spiritual sports in the history of religions, and it has been in its origins since ancient times in India and since yoga is not just a physical sport, it is in the first consideration a religious ritual with intentions and objectives based on liberating the soul from the body's desires through spiritual and physical practices and behaviors in order to communicate with God,  as they thought. They also claim that it is the stage of the highest enlightenment and due to the great civilizational overlap between societies now, the sport of yoga and its applications have spread all over the world. Many people did not know the hidden doctrinal principles and objectives of these practices. This research included an explanation of the concept of yoga and its stages and a brief study of the purposes of yoga, and the response to whoever said the possibility of Islamizing yoga, with an explanation of some of the doctrinal and social implications of these practices.

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