The Holly Qurān, according to mystics’ conviction is not only the most important source of gaining knowledge in the Islamic mysticism field but also an authentic criteria for separation between truth from illusion. Infered from mystical texts, there are two groups of wayfarers of the Path who, because of their false understanding of Qurānic meaning and learnings, have fallen into prey of va...

teachers beliefs have usually been left unattended in the realm of educational research in iranian context. one of those beliefs which seems to impact teachers performance in the classroom is their sense of self-efficacy, which refers to teachers belief in their ability to enhance student achievement and in bringing about positive learning outcomes. the present study aimed to investigate the pr...

1.1 introduction “i see translation as the attempt to produce a text so transparent that it does not seem to be translated. a good translation is like a pane of glass. you only notice that it’s there when there are little imperfections- scratches, bubbles. ideally, there shouldn’t be any. it should never call attention to itself.” “norman shapiro” (venuti, 1995:1) edward fitzgerald is the br...

Mowlanā Jalāl al-Din muhammad Rūmi(604- 672 h) is one of the iranian poets and Sufis. For those who don’t know Mowlavi well understanding the concepts in his gazals is a demanding task. The existence of mystical expressions, his broad knowledge of various Islamic sciences, and cultural and literal traditions can be regarded as causes of this. In spite of the growing trend of researching o...

A work of art is the souvenir of the artist's journey through the immaterial world of realities and intuition. The language of this art is a language of secrets. This enables the artist to establish a link between the innermost and outermost essence of existence. Decorative motifs are the intersection of art and mystical thought. Many Islamic concepts are mixed with geometry and because of this...

Lavâyeh is one of the most famous Persian mystical texts. The treatise has been written following the example of Sheikh Ahmad Ghazzāli’s Savāneh. Devotion of ‘Eyn al-Qozāt of Hamadān to the author of Savāneh and relation of them with each other, and some other factors, caused that Lavāyeh be known by the name of ‘Eyn al-Qozāt’s, and even once has been published by his name in Iran. This untru...

Through Analyzing poetic imagery in Diwān-e Shams, the current study tries to investigate sorrow and happiness in Jalāl al-din Rumi’s perspectives along with their origin and status in his works. Coincidence of sorrow and happiness in Rumi’s mystical worldview result in some images which chiefly correlate with musical language and poem. There appears to be a profound relationship between conten...

Many researchers have researched the source of Islamic Sufism from a certain intellectual disposition. The prevailing view of these research works, is based on arbolic thinking and having centralized roots. According to the theory of allegorical Metamorphosis, each of the topics discussed in Islamic Sufism, can have separate roots. The present paper aims to show that Iranian Culture is one...

Embodiment of deeds and beliefs in the afterlife is the subject of Islamic verses and narratives, and has long been one of the issues of interest to Muslim scholars. The proof and explanation of this idea by Mulla Sadra caused the religious scholars attention again to that, while the roots of this issue were raised in the works of mystics such as Ibn Arabi and his followers. Mohi al-Din has bee...