Abstract:Although Sufism, Ishrāqī philosophy, and other forms of esoteric Islamic spirituality are frequently labelled “mysticism,” scholars of Islam and case studies of Muslim mystics are largely absent from the debates that shape the conceptual understanding of mysticism in religious studies. As a result, Sufi and Ishrāqī models of piety often do not adhere to these scholarly understandings....
Abstract:Sadness is a feeling that dominates all Persian literary culture. Over the centuries, it has changed its face, manifesting itself in various forms with changing meanings and contents. One of the most important traditions, which for centuries has been a carrier of the idea of sadness in the literary culture of Iran, is Sufism. Sadness was strengthened in the consciousness of the Iranian...