muslim mystics have turned to political issues relying on both unity and plurality criteria.  they have explained the characteristics of a mystic politician emphasizing the necessity of mysticism for politicians and even the necessity of politics for mystics. taking a social viewpoint, the early sufis, paid a particular attention to this important matter in their speech and behavior, and invite...

7 species (atylotus pulchellus, tabanus autumnalts brunrrescens, t. canlpalpta, t. gratus, t. ieleant, t. moffdll, t. sufis) have been collected in southeast iran in 1960. t. canlpalpts (female) is redescrfbed and figured, the .descrtption of the previously unknown male of t. cantpalpis and t. moftdlt is given.

in the following, i describe the sufi path (tariqa) as a dialectical process which transforms the person through love. i examine the belief system of islamic mystics as a journey involving both creativity and passion. i do so by using a fresh approach, a perspective that has heretofore yet to be applied to the spiritual alchemy of the sufis.

Sünbül Sinan Efendi (ö. 936/1529), Osmanlı Devleti hükümdarlarından II. Bayezid 918/1512), I. Selim 926/1520) ve Süleyman 974/1566) ile Eftalzâde 908/1503), Zenbilli Ali 932/1526) Kemalpaşazâde 940/1534) gibi meşhur şeyhülislamların yaşadığı dönemde yaşamış XV. yüzyıl devlet erkanı, sûfîler fakihler tarafından itibar görmüş bir sûfî âlimdir. Efendi, Halvetîliğe bağlı Sünbülîlik tarikatını şeyhi...

Patience is one of the basic principles Sufism, which widely included in Quran and hadiths. In Sufi understanding, it accepted that basis patience to abandon complaint divine appreciation. levels must be reached by Sufis on way becoming a perfect human. The early defined according their spiritual state graded as ones who obey god lover god. abids minstrels. Terms are important Sufism such submi...

in islamic period, nayshabur was located on the connecting ways of east and west owing the major part of its political importance and economic prosperity to this specific geographical status. every caravan that was intended to pass from east to west or the other way round had to pass through this city. in passing through fars province and jibāl to the east of iran, there were two major ways lea...