Mysticism Studies in Literature is an open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal published by Allameh Tabataba’i University, the leading university in Humanities and Social Sciences in Iran. Mysticism Studies in Literature has been established to provide an intellectual platform for national and international researchers working on issues related to mysticism studies.

To allow for easy and worldwide access to the most updated research findings, the journal is set to be an open-access journal. 

The journal charges two million Rials to compensate a part of the arbitration fee, and if the article is accepted, additonally four million Rials will be charged from the authors for a part of the costs of processing the articles, the rest of the costs will be financially supported by Allameh Tabatabai University.

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The analysis of paradox (shath) language in based on the dynamic discourse pattern in sharh shathiyat

Zahra eftekhar; Hosein aghahosseini; Masoud algooneh juneghani

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 11-38

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.74474.1127

Abstract
  One of the significant parts of the mystical language is mystical paradoxes called Shath. It is possible to analyze mystical paradoxes using the model proposed in this research based on dynamic discourse. This pattern shows that one of the reasons for violating the norms of language in mystical paradoxes ...  Read More

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Colorless and unmarked; Beloved's experience in a poem by Rumi

DAVUOD SPARHAM; saeed mazroeian

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 39-66

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.81284.1129

Abstract
  Persian mystical ghazal is a combination of earthly romantic and transcendental mystical situations that the poet tries to present to his audience through linguistic arrangements and imaginary images. Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi is the greatest mystic ghazal writer in the history of Persian mystic poetry, ...  Read More

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The Romantic Gaze: The Romantic Gaze: the phenomenon of the visual in the Majnun and Leyla Painting of Jami’s Haft Awrang, the Mashhad School in Comparison with Poetic Narratives of Jami and Attar

Monireh Panjtani; Mohammad Khazaei

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 67-114

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.80890.1126

Abstract
  The romantic gaze and perspective of lovers, especially in the tale of Layla and Majnun, is a recurring theme in Persian poetry. This article compares the poetic themes of Attar and Jami with the visual representation in Jami’s “Haft Orang” manuscript. It examines the similarities and ...  Read More

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Analysis of the archetype of "Self" In Suhrawardi's epistles

Elnaz Khojaste Zonoozi

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 115-140

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.81573.1136

Abstract
  Carl Gustav Jung, the founder of the analytical psychology, is one of the structuralism psychologists whose most famous term in his theory is called "Archetype". An archetype is an eternal image of inherited ideas in the collective unconscious mind, which is as old as human history. Among the types of ...  Read More

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The semiotics of place in Shams's sonnets

farideh Davoudimoghadam

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 141-166

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.80476.1120

Abstract
  Place semiotics is the explanation and interpretation of symbolic concepts and meanings of place that connect cultural, historical, and emotional associations to a specific discourse space. Through the experiences, memories, and narratives we create, places are mixed with different meanings and sometimes ...  Read More

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A look at the event in Mysticism and Sufism

Majid Sarmadi; Parvin Naghdi

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 167-192

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.79532.1107

Abstract
  As a social institution, the Sufism community has special literature and rituals, rites, and rituals that the implementation of these rules and regulations governing in monasteries is necessary and mandatory for the disciples and even elders, and mentors. One of these rites and rituals is event telling. ...  Read More

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Attar's interpretations of the story of Yusuf (AS) and Rostam in Diwan

vahid mobarak

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 193-222

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.72848.1084

Abstract
  Its hint and application is image-creating and causes a change of style and creation of a personal style. Religious, historical, mythological and epic ideas and points are the mouthpieces of poets' allusions, and Attar is one of the poets who has many religious allusions, but he has not stopped paying ...  Read More

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mystical themes in Hossein Monzavi's sonnets

hosna mohamadzade; reza rouhani

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 223-256

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.78701.1105

Abstract
  Hossein Monzavi is a poet who has brought major changes in the field of Ghazal and is considered among the innovators of this field. An important part of his thoughts regarding God, man and the universe is hidden in the depths of isolated sonnets, but factors such as the lack of mysticism in the contemporary ...  Read More

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Rebuke of Companions and Encourage of Antagonist, Analysis and Structural Criticism of Some Chunks in Sufi Anecdotes

Hossein Mohammadi; Afsaneh Hasanzadeh Dastjerdi

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 257-292

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.80007.1111

Abstract
  Among the Persian texts, we encounter a few anecdotes that, although in structure, they can be equated with other similar anecdotes, have different themes. The theme of these anecdotes is blaming one of the properties of religion. These anecdotes are related to time periods and different speakers and ...  Read More

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A survey on spiritual life and mystical views of Abū Mohammad Al-Murta`esh

Vahid Mahmoudi

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 293-314

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.76391.1098

Abstract
  Abū Muhammad Al- Murta`esh is one of the famous Sufis of the 3rd and 4th centuries of Hijri. He was a peasant born from the people of Neyshābūr, who after repenting and turning to an ascetic life, was educated by the great sheikhs of the Malamatis and the school of Baghdad, namely Abū Hafṣ Haddād ...  Read More

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The Comparison of the Seven Mystical Journeys of the Seven Figures with those of the Little Prince

MAHDIE MANSORI; somayye khademi

Volume 3, Issue 5 , November 2024, Pages 315-349

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.80360.1117

Abstract
  The stories of Haftapikar Nizami and the novel Shazdeh Kochlu are considered valuable works that employ unique narrative techniques, and the present research has conducted an analytical-comparative examination of the rules governing the structure of each. Initially, we have outlined the fictional elements ...  Read More

An Introduction of Some Indian Mystics of Shath Speeches Based on Dara Shikoh’s Hasanat ul-Arefin
Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2022, , Pages 163-185

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2022.59185.1016

Abstract
  The history of mysticism and Sufism, like other histories has many unspoken issues that have not been addressed and revealed yet. Although the biographies and works of many mystics are recorded and accessible in the books of Tazkerat al-Awliya and the Tabaqat al-Sufia; but in order to obtain opinions ...  Read More

A Comparison Between Mullah Ahmad Naraghi’s Taqdis Masnavi and Rumi's Masnavi in Terms of Form and Content
Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2022, , Pages 107-141

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2022.57373.1002

Abstract
  This article entitled a “comparison between Molla Ahmad Naraqi's Taqdis Masnavi and Molavi's Masnavi” examines and analyzes mystic, ethical and Kalamic statues of these two works, from the perspective of common forms and content. In this resreach anecdotes, themes, thoughts and common views ...  Read More

Typology in Mysticism Studies
Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2022, , Pages 187-203

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2022.58193.1014

Abstract
  What is the genre-based approach and how can it be used in mysticism studies? These are the main questions of the present study. This article first defines the genre and implements a critical analysis of its various definitions to reach an integrated definition that is the closeted one to the Persian ...  Read More

Moamelat in Sufism and Sufis’ Views on It
Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2022, , Pages 143-162

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2022.58040.1013

Abstract
  In the view of Sufis, Moamelat refers to the practices and manners they adhere to during their spiritual journey and conduct (Soluk). The purpose of this study is to provide an answer to this question: in what terms are Moamelat used and what is the reason for the difference in Sofia’s view of ...  Read More

A Study of the Mana Archetype and Animalism Idea in Tazkirat Al-Awliya Stories Based on Jung's Views
Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2022, , Pages 11-36

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2022.64483.1019

Abstract
  Carl Gustav Jung, a Prominent Swiss psychologist and founder of Collective Unconscious theory and Mythical Criticism, introduces and analyzes ancient archetypes and symbols in his works which is based on extensive research on the myths, rituals and literature of primitive and ancient peoples and nations. ...  Read More

Examination of mystical experiences and "interpretation" from the perspective of "Steven T. Katz" and "Walter T. Stace".

Ebrahim Mohammadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.18145

Abstract
  There is no doubt that mystical experiences are attainable for mystics on the path of mysticism. These experiences are presented by the person of the mystic and the audience of the thoughts and sensory experiences of the mystics, according to personal perceptions. One of the levers that can be used to ...  Read More

The study of the influence of the mystical discourse in Hafez's poems in the play Dar Rah Mehr based on Farklaf's Discourse analysis

ali karimi; parisa nasiri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.18185

Abstract
  One of the effective methods for studying the semantic dimensions of mystical language in literary texts is critical discourse analysis, which is a new approach in discourse analysis within literary and artistic studies. It analyzes texts in connection with the cultural and intellectual contexts. This ...  Read More

Analyzing the concept of annihilation in Ghazal before and after the Islamic revolution of Iran

farzaneh mokhtari; محمد خسروی شکیب; Mohammadreza Hasani Jalilian

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.18186

Abstract
  The he mystical concept of annihilation in Iranian and Islamic mysticism represents the ultimate destination of the seeker and the pinnacle of the spiritual journey, leading to eternal subsistence and immortality. For over eight centuries, Persian ghazal has incorporated mystical themes. Although ...  Read More

Analysis of the Reflection of "Unity of Being" and "Unity of Witnessing" in the Poems of MahmaGhaznavi, Mastan Shah Kabuli, and Haydari Wujoodi

تاج الدین Arwinpoor; mahsa Rone

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/msil.2024.18187

Abstract
  Contemporary Afghan poets, alongside addressing political, social, ethical, and national themes, have also paid significant attention to mysticism and Sufism in their poetry. The concepts of "Unity of Being" and "Unity of Witnessing," due to their special status in theoretical and practical mysticism ...  Read More