many of the mystical verses, which are taken over into the persian literature, do not carry literal translations of those verses. poets have included their own interpretations into their works. in this respect, the phrase faxla’ na’laik… , “put  off thy shoes …”  in surah ta-ha of the holy koran has been taken into focus by many mystical poets. this makes their works in many respects similar to...

the manner of understanding of muslims mystics such as ghazzali, sohrevardi and najmeddin kubar about light, degrees of lights, coloured lights and realm of imagination is an issue that this essay intends to study it. in this research, the matters about the influence of gnostics thoughts and islamic theologians on persian painting are presented. certainly if the artist is qualified for deep of ...