The rise of mysticism from which many meanings, mystical experiences and teachings had entered the field of language led to the formation of a specific language called mystical language. It is divided into two kinds: expression and gesture. During his journey to truth, a mystic achieves ideas, facts and experiences that could not possibly be expressed other than in simple words and this is...

Ethics and mysticism are two transcendental desires of human. Therefore, deliberation on the proportion of mysticism and ethics is important for scholars of the both fields. Some scholars, however, have considered mysticism as incompatible with ethics and some others as something beyond it. Mystics` hermit and their state of being in full meditation and introspection have caused some scholars t...

Mystics have mooted significant viewpoint about Noor (Light) in their thoughts and genuine mystical experiences so that in this regard these opinions may be considered as the Sufi Manifesto. The main clue of understanding mystical texts is the Light of God which through different spiritual steps and stages man can reach it. The decoding of clues of mystical texts, because of their inner logic...

Abstract:      In the post-Islamic centuries, especially after the Mongol invasion, a form of secular worship called Sufism and mysticism emerged, which affected other aspects of Iranian culture, including literature. Mysticism includes certain stages and degrees which the seeker of the path of truth must go through. Many writers, including Rumi, Sanai, Jami, and Attar, have devoted their lite...