typology of mystical interpretations of horuf-e-moqatta’e in quran

the purpose of this article is to identify the various mystical interpretations of horuf-e-moqatta’e (separated letters) in qur’an. ten mystical interpreters-the qur’an-al-azim, haghayegh-al-tafsir, lata’ef- al-esharat, kashf-al-asrar, ara’es-al-bayan, ta’vilat, rouh-al-bayan, manzum e safi, bayan-al-sa’adah- have been selected from several centuries and their explanations, after entries about horuf-e-moqatta’e in twenty nine sura's of qur’an, are classified in two levels. the first level is all about mystics' findings on the nature of the horuf-e-moqata’e and the second concerns the semantic aspects of their contents. the former includes seven views: similarities among the horuf-e-moqatta’e; secrecy of these letters; concerning eloquence aspects; assuming them as god’s oaths; assuming them as titles of quranic sura’s; assuming them as prophets' names; assuming them as names of god encompassing his high name. in the latter, however, semantic aspects based upon similarities and forms of these letters and their mystical concepts are explained.