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Shabnam Golkarian

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Light and Sama as a Common Language of Sacred Architecture: A Comparative Reading Inspired by Rumi's Mysticism

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences October 15, 2026 Shabnam Golkarian

In the tradition of Islamic mysticism, light symbolizes the singular divine truth and circular motion expresses the human journey from multiplicity toward unity. In Rumi's thought, these two elements are not merely sensory phenomena but ontological structures of the spiritual journey, where light corresponds to presence and awareness, and sama represents the return to the center of truth. This...