Analysis of Epistemic Experiences in Mystical Prose Texts (With a Focus on Nūr al-ʿUlūm, al-Nūr, and Tamhīdāt)
Treasury of Persian Language and Literature 2024 Zahra Mohammadi, Hanieh Sadri Majd, Zohreh Nooraeinia
Mystical experiences are a form of direct awareness of the presence of God or the transcendent truth, which the mystic attains through methods such as meditation, seclusion, remembrance (dhikr), asceticism, and divine love. These experiences emerge through detachment from worldly dependencies and deep internal focus, leading to a state in which the mystic perceives a sense of unity with the...