Document Type : Original Article
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Professor, Shahid Bahonar University of Education, Shiraz
Abstract
One of the most important obstacles that mystics face on their way to the eternally beloved is mystical veils. Hijab is a general term used in mystical texts for anything that blocks the path of the mystic and prevents him from God. In Mirsad al-Ibad, Najm al-Din al-Razi emphasizes that man must, with the help of Sharia and Tariqat, return the soul trapped in the body to God, but divine deposits with man can be a veil that not only prevents him from achieving his goal, but also turns him away from the straight path. Therefore, the seeker must know the types of veils, the reason for their existence, and the way to discover them. In Mirsad al-Ibad, Najm al-Din al-Razi considers two general categories of veils: luminous and dark. Luminous veils, which include veils such as formal worship and attributes of beauty and glory, are less frequent than dark veils. In Razi's view, the veils of darkness are divided into such things as the veil of humanity, the soul, imitation, phrase, color, and intellect. Razi believes that only with the help of true remembrance can a person remove the veil of darkness and attain intuition and ultimately nearness to the truth, nearness to the voluntary acts. In the present study, the author intends to use the descriptive-analytical method to reveal the nature, why, and types of dark and light veils in the vision of the people and the ways to remove them from the perspective of Najm al-Din Razi.
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