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.