Bahā al-dīn Muhammad- known as Sultān Walad- is considered as one of the founders of the Mawlawiya order. He always reveres and respects the elders of Mawlawiye and follows their orders. He was not only the student of his father Jalal al-din Rumi but also a follower of Seyyed Borhān al-Din Mohaqeq Termezi. He was one of those who realized the reality of Shams Tabrīzī and Shams Tabrīzī also...

One of the Commentaries on Nahj al-Balagheh is the Commentary of Ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mutazili. In this work, in his explanation of the speeches of the commander of the faithful he has employed certain constituents in order to make the explanation of the speeches of the Imam interesting. His interpretation of Nahj al-Balagheh is precise and is founded on certain principles. The present article...

Mystical literature is one of the issues that accounts for a large part of Persian literature. Given its extent, mysticism (Sufism) has seen a lot of ups and downs. In addition, its impact on other areas is also significant. Mysticism is such an important topic about which different and even conflicting opinions have been issued. Therefore, so many different mystical schools have been esta...

when we return to the concept of poetry and the age-old discussion about the uselessness or the usefulness of the poets to the private and public state of human beings, originating from plato and aristotles views about poets respectively, there emerges the question of the role of poetry in human beings lives. in the same manner, with the advance of technology and the daily progress and improvem...

chapter i provides an overview of structural linguistics and touches upon the saussurean dichotomies with the final goal of exploring their relevance to the stylistic studies of literature. to provide evidence for the singificance of the study, chapter ii deals with the controversial issue of linguistics and literature, and presents opposing views which, at the same time, have been central to t...

Tabatabai’s theory about the meaning of life can be referred to as active objectivism, where a man plays an important role in achieving the meaningful life, rather than merely discovering the divine view about his existence. If the man chooses the divine purpose from a “real life” perspective as his meaning of life, God’s purpose and man’s purpose will converge in order to shape a meaningful li...