Investigating the truth of Muhammadiyah, its background and the reflection of its most prominent features in the mystical texts of the 6th and 7th centuries
Subject Areas : Mystical (with literary and artistic features)Zarrintaj Varedi 1 , sakineh Talebzadeh 2
1 - Lecturer of Persian language and literature of Shiraz university
2 - Ph.D. student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Shiraz University
Keywords: Muhammadiyah truth, history, features, characteristics, mystical texts,
Abstract :
The idea of “the first creation of Allah” is a perfect human, corresponding to Muhammad (PBUH) as an example of a perfect human in the existence system. Called “Muhammadiyah truth” in Islamic mysticism, this concept has a special place in the poets and mystics’ thought. It is the first manifestation, absolute, and pure appearance of God in the form of archetype, referred to in mystical and philosophical texts with other names like the first wisdom or revelation, Muhammadi light, and foreordination, i.e. an immaterial eternal truth, creation origin, manifestation of truth essence, mediator of grace, and the truth caliph, explained and developed by many famous mystics with important issues. With a descriptive-analytical method, this writing reflects the concept of Muhammadiyah truth and its prominent features in prominent mystical texts of the 6th and 7th centuries. Thus, references on the concept of “perfect human being” and the first creation as an obvious example of Muhammadiyah truth in the rituals and schools are initially reread and some of its components are adapted to the determined mystical literary works (Gabriel’s Song, Tamhidat, The Path of God’s Bondsmen, The Conference of the Birds, Passionary, Masnavi, and Lama’at), and common and close components are then extracted. According to the research findings, attributes like the manifestation of Allah’s name, the cause of creation of universe, the antiquity of Muhammadi light on the universe, and the mediator of grace are the key elements of Muhammadiyah truth in the mystical texts of the 6th and 7th centuries.
