abu'l faid thawban ibn ibrahim, known as dhu'l-nun al-misri, is one of the most prominent figures in the history of sufism.  he is certainly considered as one of the top ten sufi scholars throughout the history. recognition of his status and his unheard words, as an effective criterion of western islam-world, seems necessary to recognize islamic sufism, for most of resources appreciat...

Bilateral stimulation (BLS) is of significant importance to eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Eye movements seem to be the most effective form of BLS in EMDR. A brief summary of the cultural applicability of EMDR is provided, and research which showed the value of incorporating religion and/ or spirituality into psychotherapy is highlighted. Islamic Sufism, in common...

gnosticism and sufism, investigation of activities of these two schools through times andalso reviewing their different parts have been paid attention by western and eastern researchers across islamic countries. islamic sufism is one major issue in gnosticism which lasts for twelve centuries since its foundation. this subject has been paid essential attention regarding that an important part of...

abstract the subject matter of this paper is study of the simurgh pattern's reflection in islamic potteries and tiles of iran. author intends relying on some historic and literary principles as well as identification of drawing characteristics and symbolic concepts of simurgh, detect the cause of difference between islamic simurgh and sassanid simurgh. in addition, he aimed at tracing of p...