List of Philosophy and mysticism subject articles

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1 - The spiritual status of women in Islamic Mysticism
Maryam Bakhtyar

The purpose of this news proposal is to determine the position of women in Islamic mysticism. True and pure mysticism is a religion that is rooted in the human soul and has been stolen by personal nature.The present study is a descriptive-analytical one and analyzes the More

The purpose of this news proposal is to determine the position of women in Islamic mysticism. True and pure mysticism is a religion that is rooted in the human soul and has been stolen by personal nature.The present study is a descriptive-analytical one and analyzes the writings of poets and mystics in the field of women's spiritual status. Accordingly, in the study of writings by Islamic mystics such as Ibn 'Arabi, it was found that, by virtue of their present status, they sometimes referred to women as the role models that men should learn from the lessons of monotheism, masculinity, trust, sacrifice, and so on. To learn.Also, when examining the position of women in the views of some famous poets and mystical writers such as Attar Neishaburi and Rumi, it was found that women were not low in spiritual attainment compared to men and many of them reached the highest levels. Manuscript profile

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2 - The Wise Women (In Islamic Early Centuries)
Fariba Tajmiralli

The implications of women presence on Islamic Gnosticism history on Islamic Era four early centuries could be observed in religious records and documents regularly and in scattered in historical and theosophical texts. The current research introduced pious women from Ba More

The implications of women presence on Islamic Gnosticism history on Islamic Era four early centuries could be observed in religious records and documents regularly and in scattered in historical and theosophical texts. The current research introduced pious women from Basra in the first two Islamic centuries and their knowledge which was specialized on Koran and Hadith; a record of the words and deeds of the Islam Prophet. In third and fourth centuries, one can find out that the sole reason for Khorasanian wise women presence was without any doubt the strongly structure of Neishabour in social, political and scientific circumstances. The majority of these women regarded asceticism as basis of belief and did believe that they would find their calm in worship when they purify their soul through asceticism. Shaavaneh, Rabeeh, Fateme Neishaboori , and Aesheh could be regarded the most important mystic women of the mentioned time. Khorasan became Iranian mystic’s home development in the period in which Rabee initiated mystics and Khorasanian women interested in this field more than all the Neishaboorian women. Manuscript profile

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3 - The Her Holiness Fatimah Zahra (PUH) Profile from Imam Khomeini Gnostic View
Akram Bohlouli Ali Yar Hoseini

Imam Khomeini discussed facts concerning existential mysteries of Excellency Fatimah Zahra that has been mentioned in religious and Gnostic literature.  Imam Khomeini said: “Fatimah Zahra is the manifestation of all human accomplishments and in fact (Her Exce More

Imam Khomeini discussed facts concerning existential mysteries of Excellency Fatimah Zahra that has been mentioned in religious and Gnostic literature.  Imam Khomeini said: “Fatimah Zahra is the manifestation of all human accomplishments and in fact (Her Excellency) is celestial existence that avatar in the world alike human.” Due to Her Excellency is a part of perfect comprehensive existence. While His Holiness ascend the natural and supernatural axis (His Holiness) not only surpass celestial existing but also go beyond the heaven so reached Allah. So Imam Khomeini as an Islamic scholar and deep philosopher and true gnostician has introduced Excellency Fatimah Zahra as history miracle and pride of existing world that human identity is manifested in her. Therefore Excellency Fatimah Zahra is the best sample of highest knowledge, virtue, science learning, education and simple living that can be introduced to the world. Manuscript profile

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4 - Women From the Fakhreddin Iraqi Perspective
Layla Shokuhfar

Islamic mysticism had well treated women for centuries. While it was needed there were no differentiation between men and women in ritual practices such cases like "self reconstruction" and "truth seeking journey". In some cases women are considered more valuable and mo More

Islamic mysticism had well treated women for centuries. While it was needed there were no differentiation between men and women in ritual practices such cases like "self reconstruction" and "truth seeking journey". In some cases women are considered more valuable and more transcendent. And even more rights were taken into concern for women based on"spirituality and love". Women can be one of the top mediators in the aspirations of men to their bliss and esteem of God. In Islamic mysticism there was independent stream named "flow of love" or "aesthetic mysticism ".  One of the most eminent figure of the mentioned doctrine was "Fakhreddin Iraqi", the love poet and mystic in seventh AH century. He believed that the identity and authenticity and character of emotional, physical, spiritual and intellectual of "woman", made her as a source of love and affection and introduced the woman as one of the most beautiful manifestation of the divine beauty of creation.   Manuscript profile

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5 - Woman in Christian Monasticism
Hamideh HHamedi por

In Christianity, the women who fear of God and live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to God worship are known as "monk". Such women after passing from worldly belongings such as marriage and keeping aloof from family, by authority of church bish More

In Christianity, the women who fear of God and live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to God worship are known as "monk". Such women after passing from worldly belongings such as marriage and keeping aloof from family, by authority of church bishop became a member of monastery and they have to perform rigid and special regulations. In this paper it was discussed that eastern monastic life was according to secluded traditional regulations. But in western monastic life the condition was not so; but nuns were sent to different areas as religious teacher and missionaries and have the responsibility of church regulations. The middle ages was the excellent period for monks which could dehiscent honor characteristics in themselves and cause elevation and development in mystical topics .in this period dehiscence of different groups such as Franciscans, Dominicans and Beguines came into existence that females had a strong role in them. Manuscript profile

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