Practical Spiritual Journey in the Light of Philosophical Mysticism: Imam Khomeini's Interpretation of Farghani's Spiritual Positions
Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism
Gholamreza Hosseinpour
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دکترای عرفان اسلامی از پژوهشکده امام خمینی(س) و انقلاب اسلامی
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Mohammad Saeedimehr
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استاد گروه فلسفه ـ دانشگاه تربیت مدرس
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Keywords: Fanari, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Farghani, waystations of the journey and the wayfar, Imam Khomeini,
Abstract :
Qunavi’s Miftah al-Ghayb is the most important work that was written in the knowledge of theoretical mysticism and also Fanari’s Misbah al-Uns as detailed description on Miftahal-Ghayb, having shared in arguing mystical topics. But the last chapter at the beginning of the Misbahal-Uns, is devoted to spiritual journey that Fanari in this chapter states the way of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, in Manazelal-Saerin that, in fact, rewriting Farghani’s design in Montahal-Madarek, because Farghani, Khwaja Abdullah’s spiritual stations of the journey in accordance with the principles of the his master’s school, Qunavi, written and practical mysticism is studied from the perspective of philosophical mysticism. Imam Khomeini also has writing commentaries on this chapter of Misbah al-Uns that considers Khwaja Abdullah’swaystations, with Farghani statementand designs newfound points, particularly in terms of theoretical mysticism. Indeed, the commentaries are Imam Khomeini’s reading of Farghani’swaystations of the wayfar, thatin total, has written empathetic.
