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        1 - The Study of Dawkins's Simplicity Argument about the Emergence of the Universe
        علیرضا فرخی بالاجاده
        The English biologist and philosopher, Richard Dawkins, in hissimplicity argument claims that the basic rules of physics are simple, soit is actually more likely that the relatively simple laws of nature wouldbe came into existence for no reason than that they would be More
        The English biologist and philosopher, Richard Dawkins, in hissimplicity argument claims that the basic rules of physics are simple, soit is actually more likely that the relatively simple laws of nature wouldbe came into existence for no reason than that they would be designedby a God whose being would have to be more complex than they are.Thus, there is no God. By contrast, keith Ward and other theistphilosophers like Richard Swinburne and Alvin Plantinga withseparating "exclusive" and "inclusive" simplicity, defends from"integrative" simplicity of God. The existence of God integrates allelements, products of evolution and natural basic rules, in acomprehensive system, thus, it is simplest explanation, whileDawkins's materialistic view, is not enough explanatory. So "simplicityargument", is in fact, "the fallacy of simplicity". In this article, it istried to deny Dawkins's simplicity argument. Manuscript profile
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        2 - Monotheism from the Point of View of Khwajah Abd Allah al-Ansari in Manazel al-Saerin and Baḥya Ben Joseph ibn Paquda in Al-Hidayah ila Faraiḍ al-Qulub: A Comparative Study
        Seyed Ali Mostajaboldavati Majid Sadeghi Hasan abadi
        This study examines the position, description and division of monotheism in the works of two mystics: Khwajah Abd Allah al-Ansari and Baḥya Ben Joseph ibn Paquda, who are respected figures in Islamic and Jewish mystical traditions respectively. The study utilizes librar More
        This study examines the position, description and division of monotheism in the works of two mystics: Khwajah Abd Allah al-Ansari and Baḥya Ben Joseph ibn Paquda, who are respected figures in Islamic and Jewish mystical traditions respectively. The study utilizes library research and a descriptive-analytical method to investigate their views. The article explains that monotheism, which is the basis of Judaism and Islam, is considered by Khwajah Abd Allah al-Ansari to be the final step of the mystical journey which he outlines in Manazel al-Saerin. Similarly, Ibn Paquda, in Al-Hidayah ila Faraiḍ al-Qulub, defines monotheism as one of the ten steps of the Spiritual Journey. Despite the similarity in their definition of monotheism, the two mystics differ in their understanding of its position and division. While Khwajah considers monotheism to be the ultimate goal of the Spiritual Journey, Ibn Paquda places it as the first gate to divine love. Furthermore, Khwajah divides monotheism into three grades based on the level of Allah seekers and considers the highest grade indescribable, whereas Ibn Paquda, under the influence of Islamic sources, emphasizes the use of three sources; reason, written texts, and Jewish traditions, and regards the highest rank of monotheism as only attainable by monotheists who combine their heart and language beliefs with reasoning. In conclusion, this study highlights the differing views of Khwajah Abd Allah al-Ansari and Baḥya Ben Joseph ibn Paquda on the position, description and division of monotheism. Both mystics provide valuable insights into the development of Islamic and Jewish mystical traditions. Manuscript profile
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        3 - The Emergence of Bhakti or Loving Devotion in Hindu Texts
        پریا الیاسی
        Bhakti ("loving devotion") is a general term in Indian culture.Considering its broad meaning this term could be an integral part ofevery religion; but in India, from a few centuries before Common Era,bhakti gradually has been associated with specific gods, religiousbeli More
        Bhakti ("loving devotion") is a general term in Indian culture.Considering its broad meaning this term could be an integral part ofevery religion; but in India, from a few centuries before Common Era,bhakti gradually has been associated with specific gods, religiousbeliefs and practices, in as much as today it is the most importantcomponent of Indian religions. According to early Indologists, such asAlbrecht Weber and Friedrich Lorinser, the formation of bhakti wasinfluenced by Christianity so they paid no heed to its Indian roots.However other scholars such as Bhandarkar and Radhakrishnan tracedthe roots of bhakti to the Hindu texts and considered it as an indigenousconcept. The emphasis on Hindu texts was followed by later scholars inas much as it reduced the foreign influences to the secondary role andlimited it to the later development of the concept in the medievalperiod. So in order to understand the concept of bhakti and to trace itsroots, above all, it is necessary to study the Hindu texts. Manuscript profile
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        4 - Comparative Analysis on Monotheism from Pir-i Herat’s (Khajeh Abdollah Ansari) and Attar Neishabouri’s Points of Views
        Leila Mousavi siavash moradi Hossein Arian
        Monotheism as the central pillar of Islam was profit Mohammad’s mission and vision statements. If monotheism wouldn’t be the front and center, the other pillars of Islam couldn’t be persuaded. Monotheism is the most important doctrine amongst Muslim my More
        Monotheism as the central pillar of Islam was profit Mohammad’s mission and vision statements. If monotheism wouldn’t be the front and center, the other pillars of Islam couldn’t be persuaded. Monotheism is the most important doctrine amongst Muslim mystics as Joneid Baghdadi,Molana referred to it as a prosperous topic in discussions on related subject matters. Each person has a special attitude towards the category of monotheism and puts himself in a way to reach it. Mental silence and thinking in the horizons and souls from the point of view of mystics is one of the best ways to understand monotheism. Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, one of the most well-known Muslim Sufi saints, had monotheism in all his work and publications. Attar Neishabouri also beautifully brought monotheism and pantheism into his magnificent versified literature. Attar Neishabouri (passed away 618 Hejri Ghamari) was a mystic poet who explicitly and gorgeously teased apart the monotheism in detail. This research intends to conduct a comparative analysis on Attar Neishabouri’s and Khajeh Abdollah Ansari’s literature and poems. Manuscript profile
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        5 - A Comparative Study on "Monotheism and Trust" in “Al-Qushayriyya Al-Risala” with Sufi Levels by Khajeh Abdullah Ansari
        Mehrnoosh Mansouri Meymandi
        In the present article, the mystical terms "Tawhid" (monotheism) and "Tawakul" (trust) in "Al-Qushayriyya Al-Risala" have been studied in a comparative view with the book "Sufi levels" by Khajeh Abdullah Ansari. Unlike al-Qushayrī, Khajeh Abdullah has not dedicated a sp More
        In the present article, the mystical terms "Tawhid" (monotheism) and "Tawakul" (trust) in "Al-Qushayriyya Al-Risala" have been studied in a comparative view with the book "Sufi levels" by Khajeh Abdullah Ansari. Unlike al-Qushayrī, Khajeh Abdullah has not dedicated a specific chapter to any of these terms, but has addressed some of mystical concepts in his sermons as required by the word. The words of all Sufis about monotheism show their confession of the singleness of God. Qushayrī himself directly confirms it, and Khajeh Abdullah, in his definition of monotheism, believes that monotheism is not the "I" of a person, but only "He" and that is enough. Qushayrī and Khajh Abdullah quote the words of other Sufis about Trust. Undoubtedly, the two agree on the words of the Sufis who use them as evidence. Qushayrī and Khajeh Abdullah have tried to express the words of the great Sufis in this regard in addition to describing the conduct status. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Revealed Evil in Interpretational Viewpoint
        Ramezan Ali Taqizadeh Chari Fatemeh Jafaari kamangar
        Evil issue and his role in Creation system is one of the religious important subjects which owns wide reflection in mystical and Persian texts. But the remarkable note is the clear contradiction in two views to Evil which can be sensed; while Evil is known as a rejected More
        Evil issue and his role in Creation system is one of the religious important subjects which owns wide reflection in mystical and Persian texts. But the remarkable note is the clear contradiction in two views to Evil which can be sensed; while Evil is known as a rejected and outcast creature of Lord's Mercy in Quranic view; in interpretational – mystical view he is worshiped by some scholars and his performance is strongly defended. The present article which is done by librarian method studies and surveys the philosophy of Evil's creation by expressing Quranic and interpretational – mystical principles. From interpretational – mystical viewpoint, the reasons of Evil's creation conforms Gnostics and Muslim Gnosis and finally comes to the conclusion that in spite of two various viewpoints, Evil's existence is nothing but beneficent for human beings. Manuscript profile
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        7 - Theism in Christianity and Islam (Section 2)
        Ghorban Jamali
        Faith is a fundamental religious concept without which one cannot think of religiousness since it is the border between religiousness and irreligiousness. Talking about faith opens the way of experience for the deprived and elevates the quality of experience of faith fo More
        Faith is a fundamental religious concept without which one cannot think of religiousness since it is the border between religiousness and irreligiousness. Talking about faith opens the way of experience for the deprived and elevates the quality of experience of faith for religious people. The first part of the article in previous issue studied theism in Christianity and its critique; this part of the article studies theism in Islam and deals with the areas such as qualities of faith, criticizing theism in some sects of Islam like Hadith scholars, criticizing theism opponents acting as extreme rationalism and final comparison of theism in Christianity and Islam.  Manuscript profile
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        8 - Quranic Principles of the Five Presences (Hazarat-e Khams) in Theoretical Mysticism
        Maryam Mahmoodi Ali Akhlaghi Samira Qasemi
        Appearance of Ibn-e Arabi’s, his students and his commentators’ thoughts created a new way of thinking in Islamic mysticism that was the result of 6 centuries of mystics, philosophers and scholastic theologian’s thinking. In the process and evolution o More
        Appearance of Ibn-e Arabi’s, his students and his commentators’ thoughts created a new way of thinking in Islamic mysticism that was the result of 6 centuries of mystics, philosophers and scholastic theologian’s thinking. In the process and evolution of this way of mystical thinking new expressions were coined that some scholars think they were created by the unusual mind of Ibin-e Arabi’s and some others think they root in esoteric exegeses and interpretations of Quran and hadith (prophetic saying) or a mixture of them. The Five Presences (Hazarat-e Khams) or the Five Worlds are from the important and key expressions of this way of thinking which have Quranic or theological (Kalami) identity and some great people such as Ibn-e Arabi have brought up and discussed them based on verses of Quran and prophetic sayings. In the present article the Five Presences have been explained from the viewpoint of mystics and they have also been analyzed based on the verses of Quran, words of interpreters and eminent mystics. Manuscript profile
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        9 - A Survey on Antioxidants and Photochemical Efficiencies of Quranic Fruits
        Khatereh Khandan Barani Zahra Hekmatpoor
        Mentioning some fruits and nourishments in Holy Quran are scholarly and exactly and the antioxidant efficiencies which re mentioned in the Book are emphasized by today's scientists. Some of these fruits are grape, pomegranate, date, olive and fig. fruits and vegetables More
        Mentioning some fruits and nourishments in Holy Quran are scholarly and exactly and the antioxidant efficiencies which re mentioned in the Book are emphasized by today's scientists. Some of these fruits are grape, pomegranate, date, olive and fig. fruits and vegetables are important sources of vitamins, minerals and fiber for human beings; yet they are different in antioxidants and minerals quantity. Antioxidants protect the cells' damages caused by unstable molecules called free radicals. Photochemical combinations or organic chemicals are active combinations which are produced by plants. The word photochemical is given to the organic chemicals which affect the health. The present paper studies the antioxidants and photochemical efficiencies of Quranic fruits.    Manuscript profile
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        10 - Explaining the relationship between the activity of God and man in the Qur'an with emphasis on the theories of Fakhr Razi
        Reza Kahsari Mohammad Reza Amerian Alireza Saberian
        The role of man in his actions is one of the important theological and interpretive issues, that is, does man have the power of choice in his actions or is he forced by the divine will and his will has no role in performing actions? Fakhr Razi, a great philosopher, theo More
        The role of man in his actions is one of the important theological and interpretive issues, that is, does man have the power of choice in his actions or is he forced by the divine will and his will has no role in performing actions? Fakhr Razi, a great philosopher, theologian and commentator of the sixth and seventh centuries, considers human actions as God's creation and believes that man has no authority in performing his actions, and considers man's will and authority to be contrary to monotheism in creation and lordship. He considers the eternal knowledge and divine scope as the cause of the coerciveness of actions and states that just as God is the creator of man, so he is the creator of his actions. In a descriptive-analytical method, the author explores the views of Fakhr and considers his theory to be in conflict with the verses of the Qur'an and the principle of causality. Other results of this research include the cross-sectional relationship between the creation of God and man and the explanation of the relationship between the recording of human deeds in Ommolketab and the coercion of human beings. Manuscript profile
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        11 - Psychological-educational functions of pain and suffering from the perspective of the Holy Quran
        Ali Reza Zolfaghari
        The world we live in is associated with suffering, pain and troubles and problems. Pains and sufferings such as loneliness, despair, depression and failure that haunt us like a shadow. In Quranic literature, the issue of difficulties and their role in life has been cons More
        The world we live in is associated with suffering, pain and troubles and problems. Pains and sufferings such as loneliness, despair, depression and failure that haunt us like a shadow. In Quranic literature, the issue of difficulties and their role in life has been considered. Many people have experienced this fact in their lives that at the time of occurring problems and the onslaught of severe storms of life, salvation way is opened at a time when man no longer has any hope of escaping from those difficult conditions. One of the functions of our religion and divine book, the Qur'an, is to reduce human suffering. In this article, the main purpose is to answer the questions that what psychological and educational functions do suffering have from the perspective of the Holy Quran? And how do they strengthen man's theism and knowledge to God? Manuscript profile
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        12 - From Multiple Unity to Oneness Unity An Analysis of Attār Nīšābūrī’s Notion of The Truth of Monotheism
        Hamidreza Shirali Malek Mohammad Farokhzad
        The first consensually accepted theological, philosophical, and mystical principle among all Muslims and followers of Ibrahim’s religion is monotheism, and the belief in this unaltered principle, is undoubtedly the product of the truth of monotheism that governs a More
        The first consensually accepted theological, philosophical, and mystical principle among all Muslims and followers of Ibrahim’s religion is monotheism, and the belief in this unaltered principle, is undoubtedly the product of the truth of monotheism that governs all the existence. However, it should not be ignored that ultimate knowledge about this solid and integrated principle is hardly achievable and rarely attainable, and according to the beliefs and sayings of all distinguished mystics of Islamic countries the perfect manifestation and the most justified form of monotheism is merely in the authority of the Perfect Man ever, who is the Excellency of the Master of Prophets, Mohammad (PBUH). On the belief of Islamic thinkers the knowledge about the boundaries between oneness unity and multiple unity is out of the toleration and understanding of all human beings; and what the knowledgeable masters believe as the “annihilation in God”, is indeed drowning in unbounded ocean of oneness unity; the unity that its only God will not let a twin whatsoever. The present research is undertaking the study of the monotheism in Farīd-al-dīn Mohammad Attār Nīšābūrī’s works. Manuscript profile
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        13 - A Saussaurian Reading of Ale_ImranSura: Syntagmatic Analysis
        Majid Saleh Bek Kamaloddin Mohammad Motahhar
        Saussure believed the world is composed of elements which are not independent of each other but gain meaning within the ‘system’, a system through which elements gain their valuesand believed that there was a verbal linguistic and spiritual link between the More
        Saussure believed the world is composed of elements which are not independent of each other but gain meaning within the ‘system’, a system through which elements gain their valuesand believed that there was a verbal linguistic and spiritual link between the word mentioned in the text and the words that were placed on the vertical line and those were not appeared, and called it the vertical and substitutional axis of the text So that ignoring it will result in ignoring the desirable meaning. So based on Saussure's point of view, literary text like any other  non-literary text finds special emphasis on the selection axis. Based on this idea, this paper intends to analyze and interpret Saussure's thought by relying on the substitutional axis and choice of al-Imran and attempts to disclose the criterion of the selection of some inflectional words and its preference for other inflectional words. The obtained results show that inflectional chosen words are entirely based on the totality of the Surah, that is, unity in the sense that there is a strong connection between the inflectional chosen word and the totality of the Surah. Moreover, extraction of hidden meanings in the text as well as the discovery of works and miracle signs depends on this axis. Manuscript profile
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        14 - Bidel in the Deep Ocean of the Mystical Sonnet: A Critical Perspective
        Mehdi Mahouzi Seyyed Ibrahim Arman
        Bidel Dehlavi as the greatest mystical poet in the Indian Subcontinent has unleashed the Indian School of Persian poetry from its formal form and style. To him the sonnet was the continuation of the thoughts and ideas of Mowlavi’s in his ‘Shamsiyaat’. More
        Bidel Dehlavi as the greatest mystical poet in the Indian Subcontinent has unleashed the Indian School of Persian poetry from its formal form and style. To him the sonnet was the continuation of the thoughts and ideas of Mowlavi’s in his ‘Shamsiyaat’. The present article is an attempt to come to an understanding of Bidel through the lens of his mystical sonnets where he upholds the idea that, in the process of the mystical return a human being takes , all the forms of multiplicity direct themselves towards a direction of unity. All those forms in their downward waft from the creator to the created are representational which confer and illustrate the characteristics of the Creator. The mystical sonnets of Bidel dramatize a mystical epic which renders the love of a human being for his eternal beloved. These sonnets frequently carry surreal layers of meaning in themselves thus making the poetic vocabulary he uses in his depiction of such a mystical expressions quite perplexing to the readers as well as the researchers. All these said, his poetry bears such an enthusiasm and attraction in itself that his use of such meter and feet, rhythm and rhyme has all made it more inviting and effective to the readers. Manuscript profile
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        15 - Educational theme imagery in The Revolutionlyrics
        s. ahmad hoseini Kazerooni mohammad reza KamaliBaniani
        No doubtthepoetto writea poem on each of the fields of human agents, and has an inherent tendency to create the world, religion, nature and... Has changed. In the poem more than anything else, a poet inabstract conceptsfor the audienceto feelthatthe processhas benefited More
        No doubtthepoetto writea poem on each of the fields of human agents, and has an inherent tendency to create the world, religion, nature and... Has changed. In the poem more than anything else, a poet inabstract conceptsfor the audienceto feelthatthe processhas benefited a lot of functions. Functions such as color or new interpretations and expressions of cultural interactions that are emerging in to poetry. In this regard, the use of imagery with educational theme-the moral one of the most important poets of the period was wet. In this paper, the structural transformation imagery (in this analogy) in Poetry Islamic Revolution, as it will be discussed by examining motif. Educational theme elements such as beliefs and imagery in poetry, revolution, revolutionary elements, certain elements of the culture of martyrdom.       Manuscript profile
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        16 - The study and analysis of pantheism and expression allegories in description quatrains of Jammi relaying on its educational aspect
        GholamReza Davoudipour asghar dadbeh
        This article has done based on allegory  usage in description quatrains of Jammi - which is a thesis on pantheism description and votes of Ebn Arabi- and the subject of this article is relayed on its educational aspect and has measured on discussion and opinion sca More
        This article has done based on allegory  usage in description quatrains of Jammi - which is a thesis on pantheism description and votes of Ebn Arabi- and the subject of this article is relayed on its educational aspect and has measured on discussion and opinion scale. At first it is briefly explained about allegory, pantheism and expression, then present allegories in text have categorized to eight sections include: ‘’light and sun, fire, mirror, glass, water flow, sea and desert, letters and numbers’’ whole of them have explained and describe. And finally results of research have conclude.   Manuscript profile
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        17 - The efficiency of allegory in the realm of monotheism
        mozhgan zamani Rafeze Keivanpour
        One of the purposes of applying allegory in words is induction of religious, mystical and moral thoughts. So, the Sufis texts are full of all kinds of allegories. The Sufis, although, have benefited from allegories to express religious concepts and issues, but according More
        One of the purposes of applying allegory in words is induction of religious, mystical and moral thoughts. So, the Sufis texts are full of all kinds of allegories. The Sufis, although, have benefited from allegories to express religious concepts and issues, but according to some definitions of some religious, they haven't used this efficient linguistic element. One of the terms, which is used in almost every mystical test, is monotheism. Because the Sufis have defined monotheism in the non-analogy and lack of allegory of God to something, they have never used allegory to define and explain this term. The authors of present speech have sought to express the views of Sufis on allegory analytically and descriptively. Therefore, they have gone to the great works of this way means Ghashiri, Mohammad Ghazali, Eyn Al Ghozat Hamdani, Suhrawardi, and Roozbehan Bagli to know how much they have agreed to iuse the allegory. They sometimes make allegory necessary and sometimes contrary to certainty. Manuscript profile
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        18 - Prayer and blessing in the Shahnameh
        Shamsolhajiyeh Ardalani
        A condition for prayers to be accepted is to know god and to give attention to prayers. Therefore prayer is the beginning of the way and not the end of it. Any sort of attention to god and any sort of heartily connection with divine spirit is considered as pray and wors More
        A condition for prayers to be accepted is to know god and to give attention to prayers. Therefore prayer is the beginning of the way and not the end of it. Any sort of attention to god and any sort of heartily connection with divine spirit is considered as pray and worship. The strongest connection between human and their creator is in the prayer.  Fervent prayer in the Persian literature is in the category of lyrical literature and originates from feelings and sentiments. Ferdowsi utilizes benediction instead of fervent prayer more than other poets. In hardship, characters of the Shahnameh after purification, beg to God for their problems to be solved. They sometime find private connection with God without thinking to their own wills. This research is an investigation in the Shahnameh with respect to prayers and with the aim of obtaining knowledge on Shahname’s theism. Manuscript profile
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        19 - A Survey of Possible Integration of Romantic Mysticism and Pantheistic Mysticism
        Abbass Gohari Aminreza Nooshin
        Romantic (loving) mysticism changes the relationship between God and human being from the relationship between king and peasant and even the relationship between worshiper and deity to lover and beloved or beloved and lover, therefore, this is the best exhib More
        Romantic (loving) mysticism changes the relationship between God and human being from the relationship between king and peasant and even the relationship between worshiper and deity to lover and beloved or beloved and lover, therefore, this is the best exhibition of human being-God relationship. According to this mystical approach, human is the lover and the beloved of God that suddenly as the same time that the human is the beloved becomes lover with the help of divine love during a tremendous experience and in a special moment. Pantheistic mysticism is a type that is related to the experience of unity and it claims that during this experience the mystic pays attention to nothing except God and pays attention only to God. In this mystical school, the dualism between creator and creature has been mentioned; So Romantic (loving) mysticism can be added to this school. Pantheistic mysticism is also a mysticism that claims the mystic during the mystical experience achieves a knowledge about unity between creator and creature and the mystic understands that although, dualism has been happened between God and other creatures but this dualism is not a basic matter, So in this essay the romantic aptitude of pantheistic mysticism has been approved and then with the use of two reasons, that one of them is based on reality and the other one is based on reason, this claim that says “The unity between pantheistic mysticism and romantic (loving) mysticism does not exist” is rejected. Manuscript profile
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        20 - Decoding theWoman inSpiritual  Sessions Of Ibn Arani
        Simin Valavi Hamid Abedi Firozjaei
        The present paper is about using mystical symbol of woman in Ibn Arabi sonnets. Ibn Arabi is the founder of new style of theoretical Sufism that is evident amonghis works.Especially in his mystical Sessions Court, he is dedicated to interpreting Tarjoman Alashvaq, Use o More
        The present paper is about using mystical symbol of woman in Ibn Arabi sonnets. Ibn Arabi is the founder of new style of theoretical Sufism that is evident amonghis works.Especially in his mystical Sessions Court, he is dedicated to interpreting Tarjoman Alashvaq, Use of special statements that Ghazal feel quite that the flavor is divine and mystical.His work is on the development of mystical thought in the sonnet "pantheism". In this essay with an introductory note about the Sufism of Ibn Arabi and intellectual context of his secrets will be referred to on the basis ofhis workinthesonnetformtomystical. Twenty decoding with a better understanding of this Beauty understand its meaning has been noted to some of the poems related to Persian language. Manuscript profile
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        21 - Debate with Satan in Mystical Literature
        Ali-Akbar Afrasiabpour Fereshteh Saadi Fariba Mirblook Bozorgi
        Satan has been discussed in Persian poetry and prose and the dialogue or debate with the devil in the mystical literature can be identified as specific. Mystics have modeled over the holy Quran and other holy books in the form of anecdotes and arguments that have been d More
        Satan has been discussed in Persian poetry and prose and the dialogue or debate with the devil in the mystical literature can be identified as specific. Mystics have modeled over the holy Quran and other holy books in the form of anecdotes and arguments that have been drawn between the devil, the prophets and mystics. It also forms the opinion that the answer to the question takes ideological forms. In most debates, the Satan is trying to justify your actions and your true love will introduce salient aspect of educational literature. Most of the serpents are represented as the embodiment of moral arrogance and pride, irascibility and implausibility and have been a symbol of the divine wrath, since God is well known that all things wise and benevolent Alkhalqyn has created, The wisdom of the serpent to the creation of useful search have assumed that the mother who is the Devil defense, As a broker, he has been called of God to test humans. Here's a five-way debate with Satan debate with God, prophets, mystics, and take samples of the unknown and mystical literature review has been used. Manuscript profile
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        22 - Asiri Lahiji’s Outlook on the Unity Of Existence
        Ali Akbar Afrasiyabpour Jalil Mohammadi
        Shams-Aldin Mohammad Asiri Lahiji, in whose poetry and verses, he tried to depict Gnostic notions in theoretical and practical terms is one of the Teymurian’s Shi’ite Gnostics (840- 912A.H.). The most fundamental premises, in his discussion, are the presentation of the More
        Shams-Aldin Mohammad Asiri Lahiji, in whose poetry and verses, he tried to depict Gnostic notions in theoretical and practical terms is one of the Teymurian’s Shi’ite Gnostics (840- 912A.H.). The most fundamental premises, in his discussion, are the presentation of the “Unity of Existence” theory. Being impressed by Ibn Arabi and Sheikh Mahmood Shabestary, he proposes his ideas aesthetically. The “Unity of Existence” theory is considered as a kind of interpretation of Monotheism whose roots are in Islamic Gnosticism in the 2nd century that is analyzed by Ibn Arabi methodologically with a kind of philosophical interpretation. Asiri Lahiji is also considered as one of the proponents of the“Unity of Existence” theory while contemplating and implying Hafez and Molavi Gnostic concepts as well as Earlier Gnostics. He elaborates on the “Unity of Existence” proceeding to the “Perfect Universal Man.” The unique “God” is the genuine and gracious Absolute Unity, the sole eternal “light”, from whose essence all the other creatures are mere reflections. Manuscript profile
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        23 - Variety Of Ideas on Satan among Islamic  Mystics and Interpreters
        Seyyed Nader Mohammadzadeh Seyyedeh Zahra Hosseini
        As a stubborn entity misleading human being in Abraham related religions, Satan is a significant and questionable subject matter among philosophers, theologians, and mystics. The interpreters have three view points towards Satan. First, it is a genie. Second, it was an More
        As a stubborn entity misleading human being in Abraham related religions, Satan is a significant and questionable subject matter among philosophers, theologians, and mystics. The interpreters have three view points towards Satan. First, it is a genie. Second, it was an angel at first but became a genie. And third, it was an angel. The followers of every one of these standpoints have resorted to a lot of verses and traditions but a closer look reveals that Satan was a genie at first and because of a lot of worshipping had a position among the angels. From mystics point of view there are various standpoints available. Most mystics assume Satan as a symbol of wickedness and a source of seducing human being. However, some of them including Hallaj, Eynolghozat-e- Hamedani, Ahmad Ghazali, etc. defend Satan and believe it as a pure lover of God and a real theist. Hallaj believed that Satan is even more theist than God Himself and proudly wears the clothes of damnation. Despite the defense made against Satan, mystics find fault with its disobedience, pride, spiritual blind, and inability to see behind the surface meaning. In the school of pantheism, Satan and demons and wicked ones are manifestation of the glory characters of the Almighty that are not detached from the will of God. In the end, it is concluded that the purpose of deniers and supporters and worshipers of Satan all refer to monotheistic standpoint of Islam. This paper is prepared in a descriptive and analytical method. Manuscript profile
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        24 - Introduction to the Phenomenology Of Love mysticism in the mysticism Of Molavi and Hafiz
        Yusof Jafarzadeh
        In the view of Love mysticism becoming of "humanity" as a manifestation of Divine attributes in the human occur in three stages: not awakened soul (Adam innocent of sin), awakened soul (Adam after sin) and love (lover Adam to God). According to this view angel is symbol More
        In the view of Love mysticism becoming of "humanity" as a manifestation of Divine attributes in the human occur in three stages: not awakened soul (Adam innocent of sin), awakened soul (Adam after sin) and love (lover Adam to God). According to this view angel is symbol of not awakened soul and devil is symbol of awakened soul and human is a symbol of the love stage. Thushuman is comprehensive of angel and devil attributes. After the events of primordial sin, human stepped from the stage of angelic and the lack of awareness to the stage of awakening and awareness. In fact, the devil makes his entrance into this stage, but this stage is a window to enter the love scene of human and God in the context manifestations of God's Attributes glory and beauty in this world. Thus, in this sense, love transcending from relationship based on legal and moral rules to personalized relationship based on coquetry and need of loversand put in the center of meaning of this world life. This article is an introduction of the phenomenology of love- mysticism in the mysticism of Molavi and Hafiz. Manuscript profile
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        25 - A Glimpse at the Inter-textual Relationship  between Dr. Ghadamali Saramis Poetry and Cognitive Field Of Mysticism
        Mehri Talkhabi
        The purpose of this paper is that, using the intertextuality theory one can show that a work itself is the result of attracting other texts. This paper contemplating on the Ghadamali Sarrami’s lyrics shows that he is a poet who doesn’t hide intertextual nature in his wo More
        The purpose of this paper is that, using the intertextuality theory one can show that a work itself is the result of attracting other texts. This paper contemplating on the Ghadamali Sarrami’s lyrics shows that he is a poet who doesn’t hide intertextual nature in his works. Sarrami's works have strong intertextual relations with mysticism. Finally, this paper concludes that, the easier it will be realized Sarrami’s poetry semantic horizons by knowing the frame of reference of mystical. Manuscript profile
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        26 - The Analysis Of mystical Allusions In Divan-e- Salman-e-Saveji
        Mohammad taghi Ghandi Jalil Tajlil
        .An analytic Study through the Divan-e- Salman-e- Saveji reveals the fact that in love mysticism, he is greetely influenced by the distinguished figures such as Ibn-e- Arabi, Moulavi and Hafez. Going through his poems, the presence of mysticism in various forms is vivid More
        .An analytic Study through the Divan-e- Salman-e- Saveji reveals the fact that in love mysticism, he is greetely influenced by the distinguished figures such as Ibn-e- Arabi, Moulavi and Hafez. Going through his poems, the presence of mysticism in various forms is vividly understood. Like his sonnets, the odes, written to give his compliments to those who have been admired by him however, is full of mystical lessons. Beauties and affections have been so highlited in Salman’s poems that they can be valued the same as masterpices left by Hafez and Sa’di. Salman is one of the followers of pantheism and illumination. His poems are characterized to be against hypocritical asceticism, but in favor of roguishness. Love and pantheism have been known to be the main themes of his poems and the core of his allusions. From his joyful point of view, the reality of life can be found in true love. In the appraisal sonnets and odes, a mixture of romantic deep feelings and a mystical look upon the universe, forms Salman’s attitude and life style. From this aspect, Salman has inherited his ancestors’ mystical tradition and pantheism. Manuscript profile
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        27 - Features of pantheism theory in Jami’s Haft Awrang
        Akbar SayyadKuh Mohammad Anvar Bejarzehi
        Norodin Abdorahman Jami is the greatest cultural and literary figure of 9th century that in his blessing life he has pervaded on all literary and social currents of 9th century. He is one of the greatest commentator of pantheism by Ebn Arabi and one of his true disciple More
        Norodin Abdorahman Jami is the greatest cultural and literary figure of 9th century that in his blessing life he has pervaded on all literary and social currents of 9th century. He is one of the greatest commentator of pantheism by Ebn Arabi and one of his true disciple and is also well known among others such as Fakhrodin Araghi and Sheikh Mahmoud Shabestari. Jami removed the charges of incarnation from the thoughts of Molana Jalolodin Balkhi by true comprehension and correct delineation of Ebn Arabi’s pantheism and closed the doors of vulgarity and misuse from the mystical theory of pantheism. He is the one poet and mystic with much compilation and many works have remained that Haft Awrang with mystic theme is the most prominent one. Jami starts Haft Awrang with an implicit interpretation of pantheism and thereafter presents explicitly two worlds as God’s manifestation that its comprehension is done by thoroughbred not by novice. Mohammad , the Arab (pbuh) is the prophet and a perfect guide for true followers . The important tools of Jami in Haft Awrang to reach the pantheism are hierarchies of protector namely closeness to duties and practices. In this article, features of pantheism have been studied from the point of Jami’s Haft Arangh. Manuscript profile
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        28 - Pantheism in the Eyes of Ibn Arabi and Spinosa
        MohammadTaghi Ghandi Mohammadreza Aram
        Ibn-e-Arabi and Spinoza have come up with brand new insights about existence. This study is concerned with a study of their views. Espinoza was also known as Cartesian philosopher too.The problem of substans and divine attributs and how they are attributs to the Lord be More
        Ibn-e-Arabi and Spinoza have come up with brand new insights about existence. This study is concerned with a study of their views. Espinoza was also known as Cartesian philosopher too.The problem of substans and divine attributs and how they are attributs to the Lord being and their relation with the true and pure unity of God are of the most fundamental epistemological problem in the realm knowing the origian.The present article is going to study the process of pantheism from the point of view thinkers such as Ibn-e-Arabi and Aspinoza. Manuscript profile
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        29 - A Survey of Global Mysticism Manifests of Comparative Mysticism
        محمدرضا کرمی‌پور
        Research on global Mysticism requires understanding sublime manifests of mysticism within divine religions, non-divine religions, profound study and reflections on divine mystical theories, divine lovers, faithful followers, Propher s disciples, and mystical followers t More
        Research on global Mysticism requires understanding sublime manifests of mysticism within divine religions, non-divine religions, profound study and reflections on divine mystical theories, divine lovers, faithful followers, Propher s disciples, and mystical followers that one can trace their origin in theorical roles and higher directions of cognition. As the management, direction and organization of a social institution depends on interest and capability of its manager in terms of knowledge and administration, profound survey of global mysticism requires intellectual mystics and striving discipless who heve gone through evident means of approach to Almighty and in the field of self-recognition towards recognizing God, they have achieved measured and right track. Further to studyng the theoretical roots of real mysticism such as utopian positioning and Godly learning, the researcher has investigated the divine mystical schools, and has separated them from atheism ans pure materialism, has combined the concepts, philosophy and principless relating the creation signs with the creator, with practical mysticism, and has differentiated logical mysticism from superstitious and unreal ones. In the end, the writer has dealt with scrutinizing mystical beliefs and signs of two of the great Christian mystics in 15 and 19 centuries. Manuscript profile
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        30 - Pantheistic Thought in Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi's Poem
        Seyyed Mehdi Masboogh Mehri Ghaderi Beebak
        Pantheism is one of the key concepts in Islamic Sufism and always some parts of mystics' ideas have allocated to it. Pantheist is the belief that God is the only realistic being and all the creatures and the entire universe represent the existence of God. This mystical More
        Pantheism is one of the key concepts in Islamic Sufism and always some parts of mystics' ideas have allocated to it. Pantheist is the belief that God is the only realistic being and all the creatures and the entire universe represent the existence of God. This mystical approach was reflected in Arabic literature extensively and mystic poets have expressed it in various ways in their poetry. Abd al-Ghani al-Nablusi, the writer and poet of Ottoman era, is one of these poets who has rendered to pantheistic thought specifically inasmuch as it is the main content of his poems in the court so called "Divan al-haghaegh va majmou al- raghaegh". In this article, by using content-analysis method, different aspects of pantheism are evaluated in Abd al-Ghani al-Nablusi's poetry. The results demonstrate that pantheism in Nablusi's poem has three leyers; manifestation of the essence of God in existence, unity of the human soul with the spirit of God and in other words fana fy Allah, and third layer consists of ratiocinations and exemplifications that he has spoken out in favor of this idea. Manuscript profile
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        31 - A Mystical Attitude toward Existentialism of Imam Ali (p.b.u.h.)
        Ali Akbar Afrasiabpour Felour Valipour Chahardah Cherick
        Worldview of Imam Ali (p.b.u.h.) also involves a mystical view. In his mystical existentialism, he believes that the real existence only belongs to God and that the universe is the manifestation of Divine names and attributes, meanwhile accepting the law of causality an More
        Worldview of Imam Ali (p.b.u.h.) also involves a mystical view. In his mystical existentialism, he believes that the real existence only belongs to God and that the universe is the manifestation of Divine names and attributes, meanwhile accepting the law of causality and proves it to the world. His excellency,  Ali(p) through comparison and contrast in fact confirmed the pantheism as the exact polarity, and in His statements proves the unity of existence that is the same legal unity of fact. His excellency, by stating his special position and that of other family members of prophet Mohammad proves their mediator role to be of their blessing, also position of caliphate and absolute Guardianship for all of them and so explores mystical secret stages of the existence. Manuscript profile
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        32 - The analysis of Godliness, Advocacy of Justice and Oppression in Shahnameh-e- Ferdowsi
        Ahmad Amini Kamran Pashayee Fakhri Khalil Hadidi
        This study strives to achieve some relative and limited insight into the thinking of Ferdowsi through examining the original text and both internal and external layers and dimensions of a great work under the title of “Shahnameh” (the epic of the kings in English) on th More
        This study strives to achieve some relative and limited insight into the thinking of Ferdowsi through examining the original text and both internal and external layers and dimensions of a great work under the title of “Shahnameh” (the epic of the kings in English) on three parts: monotheism, justice and fighting oppression, which is in itself construed here as the human being’s intellectual asset. The method of content analysis, a scientific and systematic method of inference, was employed to extract and gather the data and thereby gain the aforementioned objective. Then, it was realized that these triple elements were highly closely bounded to the point that their separation from each other was not only impossible but also unimaginable. This is to say that having faith in almighty God results in the establishment of justice and the ultimate output of these two is fighting with oppression. Then, it shall be admitted that back then, the sage of Tous (Ferodowsi) had been in pursuit of an ideal society, reckoned natural to him, and this is something innate, which is rather called human rights as well by civil societies. This study attempts to spot and restore these elements. Divine magnificence and wisdom brings about honour and pride; and selfishness and ingratitude cause humiliation and affliction. He thinks that Iranians never encroach on human rights and it arises from their sense of justice. Manuscript profile
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        33 - The Position of Pantheism in Jami's Mysticism
        Ali Akbar Afrasiabpour Zahra Kashaniha
        In Islamic mysticism,Jami believes inthe theory of pantheism, and He is a lover of Ahlal-Bayt (Family members of religious Imams') among the Naqshbanditariqa, which follows the IbnArabi's theory. Accordingly, the theory of truth is the only one, and that originality com More
        In Islamic mysticism,Jami believes inthe theory of pantheism, and He is a lover of Ahlal-Bayt (Family members of religious Imams') among the Naqshbanditariqa, which follows the IbnArabi's theory. Accordingly, the theory of truth is the only one, and that originality comes from unity. The apparent plurality in the world is somethingaccredited that makes up the manifestation of the unified truth. In other words, these pluralities are made of a dream or a shadow and just like an image inside a mirror. Existence is the God’s book and the creatures are God’s names and divine words. This paper explores first hand sourcesthrough historical or documentary methods, in which the aspects of innovation is Jami's theory of pantheism that brings about a new aspect of investigation with its ownspecial categorization and puts forward an innovation in explaining allegories in the context and a verbal format. Manuscript profile
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        34 - The Existential Solidarity between Annihilation in God and Subsistence with God in Ibn Arabi’s and Molla Sadra’s Opinion
        Fateme Al- Zahra Nasirpour Hasan Ebrahimi Ahmad Beheshti
        Monotheism in the term of religions, especially the religion of Islam and the annihilation in God and the subsistence with God in Islam mysticism can be studied and researched from different angles. Despite the valuable researchers that have been done in this field, reg More
        Monotheism in the term of religions, especially the religion of Islam and the annihilation in God and the subsistence with God in Islam mysticism can be studied and researched from different angles. Despite the valuable researchers that have been done in this field, regardless of the epistemological dimensions of monotheism and annihilation, the question is that how monotheism because of monotheist and annihilation or survival in the way of God can be related? Do they have a separate and independent meaning in the existence of the seeker and the monotheist, as it seems in the mental and attainment dimension of the relationship based on a disagreement about them, or they are intertwined with one in the existence of the monotheist? Definitions of monotheism and its arguments are among the acquired sciences; but in the present knowledge of monotheism, the immediacy of the limits and customs and concepts, the truth will be manifested to him according to the size of the human capacity. In this article, it is mentioned that human beings become monotheists. On the other hand, in mystical conduct and reaching the position of annihilation in God and subsistence with God, the existence of the seeker (Salĭk) will be the same as knowledge. Here is man's knowledge of his lord and the lord's knowledge of the soul, presence, and the very existence of the soul. Understanding this unity between the man and the Lord and the monotheism of the soul is the same as the gift of annihilation in God and subsistence with God. Manuscript profile
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        35 - The Etymology of Pantheism in Nasafi’s Kashf-ul-Haqaiq
        zarrin varedi Mohammad Yusuf Nayyeri Fatemeh Moezzi
        Nasafi, as a scholastic man, has categorized and explained matters of Islamic Sufism- especially: Pantheism- in Kashf-ul-Haqaiq. In line with the other mystics, however, it is obvious that in this way, he has deterred himself wrapping theological and philosophical argum More
        Nasafi, as a scholastic man, has categorized and explained matters of Islamic Sufism- especially: Pantheism- in Kashf-ul-Haqaiq. In line with the other mystics, however, it is obvious that in this way, he has deterred himself wrapping theological and philosophical arguments. Nasafi, unlike mystical philosophers like Suhrawardi (Sheikh Eshragh), does not carry his readers to impassable defiles of argument and proof. Nasafi, in addition to have Islamic Sufism treasure with himself- the roots of this treasure could be found in ancient India and Greece (especially in Plato and Aristotle’s works)-, he has dismantled more clusters from Ibn Arabi and Ibn Sab'een’s gardens. In choosing titles of Kashf-ul-Haqaiq chapters and his specific terminology, it is not unlikely that Nasafi has copied directly from Ibn Arabi and Ibn Sab'een’s works. In this paper, rooting Nasafi’s believes and ideas on Pantheism shows without question influence of Ibn Arabi and Ibn Sab'een. It is noteworthy that in this rooting, Ibn Sab'een’s ideas have their specific novelty. Manuscript profile
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        36 - Monotheism in Quran and Mysticism (Moral development) Case Study: Monotheism in Praise
        Alireza Kavand Masud Morady Javad Nasiri
        Praise or “Hamd” in Arabic, means to like a beautiful epithet and to show a current good or Natural response against it. The Holy Quran in verse 36 of Jaathiah says the praise belongs  just to God and then  prove it. This article is a comparative s More
        Praise or “Hamd” in Arabic, means to like a beautiful epithet and to show a current good or Natural response against it. The Holy Quran in verse 36 of Jaathiah says the praise belongs  just to God and then  prove it. This article is a comparative study and shows that the commentators on various interpretations of each verse argument to any of expositions have; According to paste some meaning for the word, which is mentioned in the verse, favorites and some verses according to the previous chapter, a comparative study of this view shows that the concept of Hamd gradually shifts from praise blessing to praise the beauty  as well as the similarity of many of Mafatih Al-ghayb and Al-Jame’ Al-Bayan, shows  the risk of serious influence of Tabari on Fakhr-e Raazi and strength the way Alusi on the way to demonstrate unity in Praise and its effect on subsequent interpretations. End Spirituality of Unity is ( see the oneness of God ) to so that there absolutely is and nothing else apart from him and manifestations, is not that essential for the Find, annihilation see all things in the right of excellence is .The role of unity in growth ethic is so productive is that the man with the motive of his, that the source of many of the anomalies of moral , a man completely devoid of vices , moral and adorned with the virtues of morality that makes and all aspects of being human, whether of material and spiritual and in order to consummate the absolute and non finally and forever put you off Manuscript profile
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        37 - Tracing Jami’s Ontological Thoughts in Fayz Kashani’s Mentality
        Qodratolah Khaiatian Rahele Mirakhorli
        Nurdin Abdul Rahman Jamy- famous ninth-century Sufi poet Islamic calendar by the writings and commentaries of Ibn Arabic school in explaining a significant impact on the spread and persistence of schools in Iran. He thought in the works of Ibn Arabic, as one of the top More
        Nurdin Abdul Rahman Jamy- famous ninth-century Sufi poet Islamic calendar by the writings and commentaries of Ibn Arabic school in explaining a significant impact on the spread and persistence of schools in Iran. He thought in the works of Ibn Arabic, as one of the top exponents of this school is an important issue. As described in the Nqdalnsvs Hekam as per description Alfsvs role and also wrote a commentary on Hekam. But the influence of the teachings of the cup on the Iranian thinkers, the question comes to mind whether the unity of existence - as the most important teachings of Ibn Arabic thought in theoretical Sufism as the goblet as follows, in the writings of Faiz Kashani Reflective or not? This descriptive comparative study plans, the possibility that the teachings of the cup thinking about ontology reached Faiz Kashani criticized by relying on texts and words Almknvnh examine and analyze  the comparison between the ideas of Heroes and grace Kashani, trace Jami ideas about ontology can be seen in the writings of Faiz Kashani. Manuscript profile
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        38 - Relationship between Prayer and Status of Satisfaction in Islamic Mysticism
        Mohsen Mehrani Monirossadat Pourtolami
        Praying and expressing mystery and need with God are among the emphatic religious and mystical teachings. On the other hand, one of the mystical levels and authorities is the position of Reza, that is, the seeker must have complete satisfaction with the divine destiny a More
        Praying and expressing mystery and need with God are among the emphatic religious and mystical teachings. On the other hand, one of the mystical levels and authorities is the position of Reza, that is, the seeker must have complete satisfaction with the divine destiny and be always satisfied with the satisfaction of the truth. The question is whether there is a contradiction between praying and the status of satisfaction. In this research, there are a few things that have been indicated on the necessity of prayer and supplication from the Holy Quran and the hadiths of the Infallibles (AS) and the words of the saints of God, and it has been stated that prayer is the brain of worship, prayer is the weapon of the believer and There are those who do not succeed in praying. The great Islamic mystics also say about Reza that the seeker should not be sad about what he lost and should not be happy about what he achieves, and he should be satisfied with the judgment of truth and be sure that God has the best destinies for him in mind. Has taken and all things are based on divine wisdom, so do not object to the divine judgment and be thankful. From the analysis of these two seemingly reciprocal matters based on the Qur'an and mysticism, it has been concluded that the seeker can start praying while he must be satisfied with the divine judgment. He considers praying as a divine command, a means of talking to God and his duty, and on the other hand, he is completely satisfied with everything that is intended for man in fate and destiny, and he likes whatever God has pleased for him. Manuscript profile
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        39 - Study and Comparison of Mystical Themes in Poems of Attar Nishapuri and Ibn Farez
        Yasna Saani mostafa salari Behrouz Romiaee
        Fariduddin Attar of Nishapur is one of the outstanding pinnacles of Islamic mysticism. Ibn Farez, too, is one of the great composers of Sufi poetry in the Arabian literature. Both have addressed the most significant and remarkable mystical themes and concepts in their m More
        Fariduddin Attar of Nishapur is one of the outstanding pinnacles of Islamic mysticism. Ibn Farez, too, is one of the great composers of Sufi poetry in the Arabian literature. Both have addressed the most significant and remarkable mystical themes and concepts in their mentalities and poems. The poetry and thoughts of these two poets have vast similarities in common. Among the shared discussions among these mystical poets are monotheism, love, and so on. Therefore, due to the importance of mystical literature among Islamic nations, the points that is addressed in this paper is that the mystical themes applied in their poetry are extracted out of their poetry and has been analyzed and studied comparatively through the artistic language of Ibn Farez and Attar who belong to two different cultures and languages and nations and era, and then the similar and different aspects of mystical themes of their poetry from two different cultures are revealed Manuscript profile
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        40 - Investigating the Relationship between God (Creator) and the Creature from Imam Ali’s Mystical Viewpoint
        Rouhollah jafari
        God has a certain relationship with creature which has been profoundly described in some of narrations regarding Imam Ali (AS). Based on the findings of this study, God the Almighty is the origin of the universe and can be found everywhere and the world can be considere More
        God has a certain relationship with creature which has been profoundly described in some of narrations regarding Imam Ali (AS). Based on the findings of this study, God the Almighty is the origin of the universe and can be found everywhere and the world can be considered as a place for His signs and He surrounds everything. As a result, God the Almighty accompanies objects in manifestation i.e. God does not exist inside objects and simultaneously exists within the universe. It means that God is accompanying the creation and every object, so the living creature is a sign of His presence and existence. Ofcourse, the creatures’ value and position are not equal to that of God i.e. they are not at the same position with God the Almighty to accompany Him.Thus God is unique in His nature, but in His manifestation, He can be found alongwith the creatures. Manuscript profile
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        41 - Theology and Its Systematic Uses in Mythical and Heroic Periods of Shahnameh- e- Ferdowsi
        Ahmad Amini Kamran Pashaei Fakhri Khalil hadidi
        In this article, through studying different concepts of ‘‘God’’ and its synonyms, in spite of its ambiguity, in Shahnameh, I have tried to find out the real thought of this dignified sage about Godliness; in other words, how has he seen or descri More
        In this article, through studying different concepts of ‘‘God’’ and its synonyms, in spite of its ambiguity, in Shahnameh, I have tried to find out the real thought of this dignified sage about Godliness; in other words, how has he seen or described it? So, after considering the mythical and heroic poems of this great work, I discovered that he has been an enamoured worshipper of God. He believes that Godliness is the source of prosperity and safety and Godlessness causes adversity and pain. Divine magnificence and wisdom brings about honour and pride; and selfishness and ingratitude cause humiliation and affliction. He believes that human being has a God-seeking nature, so, ancient Iranians were never atheist. Thus, Ferdowsi was in search for a utopian society based on monotheism which he called spiritual being of man and he ignored otherwise. Manuscript profile
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        42 - Self-confidence not Narcissism A Study of Lahoori’s Golshan-e Raz-e Jadid and Comparing it with Shabestari’s Golshan-e Raz
        Abas Etminani
        Eqbal Lahoory the Pakistani thinker and mystic Loved Iran and Islamic mysticism and beleveid that the emancipation Muslims depends   on their return to the Islamic traditions. But he believed that some of the ideas  of  Islamic  mysticism &nbsp More
        Eqbal Lahoory the Pakistani thinker and mystic Loved Iran and Islamic mysticism and beleveid that the emancipation Muslims depends   on their return to the Islamic traditions. But he believed that some of the ideas  of  Islamic  mysticism  need  to  be  revised.  He  had  a  special attention to Mawlana Jalaloddin Romi and Shabestari‟s Golshan-e Raz. He considered Amir hussein Heraviy s questions important and as a resalt tried o compose (Golshan-e Raz Jadid) and Replay to some of the  mystic  and  philosophic  concepts  of  (Golshane  Raz)  Suchus: thought and it‟s scope, Contingent being and Necessary Being, Pantheism, Eternal and Not Eternal. He thought the Progress of Islamic Nafions  Depends on it‟s Return to “Selfness”. and the progress of Islamic nations. We have tried to point to the differences between the View Points of these two thinkers  of  Islam. Manuscript profile
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        43 - Pantheism, some of the challenges and Mowlavi’s Relation with it
        shahbaz Mohseni
        The paper attempts to answer the following questions; What is pantheism and what are the challenges by mistics in the past? Did Mowlavi have any connections with Moh’yeddin Arabi and has he been influenced? Based on Shamse Tabrizie’s Critical view point r More
        The paper attempts to answer the following questions; What is pantheism and what are the challenges by mistics in the past? Did Mowlavi have any connections with Moh’yeddin Arabi and has he been influenced? Based on Shamse Tabrizie’s Critical view point regarding Mohyeddin, departure from Mohyeddin because of this fact? Since in many interpertations of Masnavi, Mawlavi has been interpreted based on Ebne Arabi, This is due to Mawlavie’s approach or the interpreters themselves? Some of Mowlavi’s poems may have connection with pantheism but generally Mowlavi is not pantheist. Interpretations that have been indeed are approach and interpretation of Commentators. Manuscript profile
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        44 - Ontology in Attar’s Mystic Contemplation
        Mohammad hossein khanmohammadi Mohammad Amir Obaydinya Fahri Omar Solayman
        Since the advent of Islamic thought, the theme of “Essence” and “Existence,” their differences, which one is preceding and original and which one is credential and secondary, encloses the most essential philosophical notions and ideas in Islamic More
        Since the advent of Islamic thought, the theme of “Essence” and “Existence,” their differences, which one is preceding and original and which one is credential and secondary, encloses the most essential philosophical notions and ideas in Islamic thoughts. The classifying of two sections of “Existence,” and “Essence” that is introduced by Farabi and Ibn Sina into Islamic philosophy became a branch of traditional, established Scholastic philosophy both in East and West. This two part classification turned into the source of many philosophical subjects and problems in East and West. It included the issue of originality whether the Existence is original and Essence is credential or vice versa: Essence is original and Existence is credential? This issue formed the first and the most essential step in the ontological contemplation among Muslims. Nevertheless the vision of mystics on ontology can be indicated that the Islamic mystics propounded Pantheism in general. They believe that the universe and its components are all the shadow of the origin of Existence who is Almighty, or they are the mirror for the reflection of manifestation of Almighty. Attar is also a mystic and a poet of Monism whose ideology is based on Pantheism. His endorsement of this attitude is quite obvious in his works. This research besides the summery of the ideas and notions of philosophers and mystics on the ontology issue, includes the assessment of the evolution course of this attitude in Attar’s works. Manuscript profile
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        45 - Examining Leibniz's scale of omenology and Mulla Sadra's Basit al-Haqiqah
        Bahman Dinarvand farajollah barati
        Among the important and basic issues of philosophy that have been discussed during recent centuries, the rule of "Basit al-Haqiqah" or simple and uncompounded truth has been among the sages and philosophers of the East and West of the world.This rule has a special place More
        Among the important and basic issues of philosophy that have been discussed during recent centuries, the rule of "Basit al-Haqiqah" or simple and uncompounded truth has been among the sages and philosophers of the East and West of the world.This rule has a special place to solve other philosophical problems and especially to prove monotheism.Mulla Sadra (Sadr al-Din Shirazi) believes in the principle of "Basît al-Haqiqa of all things and licks of something minus" means that all things are truly simple, while none of the things are; That is, it has the perfections and existential aspects and the goodness of everything, and is devoid of their defects, limits, and determinations. It is not easyOn the other hand, Leibniz, one of the great philosophers of the West, has tried to investigate, analyze and prove it with the expression "individual essence" or "manad". Leibniz believed that "herald" is a single, indivisible, elemental substance with many properties, but because it is simple, it has no components.According to what is stated in this article, simple existence, absolute existence, and infinite existence have the same meaning, and this is a common topic between Mulla Sadra and Leibniz. Manuscript profile
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        46 - Characteristics and effects of monotheism in the thought of Ayatollah Khamenei
        mohammad farahani NARGES SOLTANI
        The era of the Islamic revolution is one of the prominent manifestations of the Islamic world that displayed its Islamic and monotheistic thought. During this period, Ayatollah Khamenei criticized the Islamic idea of ​​monotheism in the shadow of the Qur'an, and co More
        The era of the Islamic revolution is one of the prominent manifestations of the Islamic world that displayed its Islamic and monotheistic thought. During this period, Ayatollah Khamenei criticized the Islamic idea of ​​monotheism in the shadow of the Qur'an, and considered the key to returning to the truth of monotheism and removing it from pure mentality and putting it into practice in all moments of individual and social human life, because Monotheism directs everything, and it is man who must move in the main path of the universe, which is regularly governed by the only source of the universe. Components such as peace and trust, hope in God, responsibility and human freedom are considered individual works of monotheism and titles such as negation of tyranny and provincialism, prosperity and progress, social justice, independence, hostility, national power, self-sacrifice and jihad and unity among Muslims. The social effects of monotheism have been expressed. Also, words such as calling for spirituality and humanization, the rule of moral standards, negation of polytheism and tyranny, freedom, order and cohesion, negation of ethnic prejudices and social classes are among the characteristics of monotheistic society. The author, using a descriptive-analytical library method, investigated the characteristics and effects of monotheism first in the individual lifestyle and then in the social life style of the contemporary Muslim man, he expressed the monotheistic thought from the perspective of Ayatollah Imam Khamenei based on Quranic teachings that a person can By focusing on the principle of monotheism, take the right steps towards self-improvement and society towards perfection Manuscript profile
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        47 - A Survey of the Spread of Sufism in India with an Emphasis on the Historical Development of Pantheism from IbnArabi to Bidel
        Masood sedghi Abolfazl Mahmoodi
        Contrary to some researchers, Islamic Sufism has the East as its origin and through various ways from Buddhism and other religions in India found its way into the Islamic world. The pantaistic ideas current in India fist appeared in the Khorasan school of Sufism and fro More
        Contrary to some researchers, Islamic Sufism has the East as its origin and through various ways from Buddhism and other religions in India found its way into the Islamic world. The pantaistic ideas current in India fist appeared in the Khorasan school of Sufism and from there found its way into the Iraqi school of Sufism. Mohialdin of Arabi of Andalusia who is credited with the creation or at least the arrangement of Sufism and its philosophy, has to a great deal influence Sufism. The works of IbnArabi accompanied with their explications, criticism or even excommunications spread through the Islamic word and even found their way in the remotest parts of the East outside its borders. MirzaAbdolghaderDehlawi known in Iran as Dehlawi has been much influenced by the ideas of IbnArabi, so far that he can be considered as the greatest commentators on the ideas of IbnArabi. Bidel, despite being famous and popular in the Persian-speaking Indian subcontinent and middle Asia, is not much known in Iran. This research through a comparative traces the transfer of Sufism to India. Then analyzes the influence of the Idea of IbnArabi on Sufism and specially the idea of pantheism which is found in the poetry of Dehlawi.   Manuscript profile
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        48 - Analysis of the educational implications of positive thinking in Nahj al-Balaghah with emphasis on theology and its validity
        Reza Farashbandi Zohreh Saadatmand Maryam Baratali Seyed Ebrahim Mirshah Jafari
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        49 - A Study of the View of Muslim (Shia and Sunni) Historians to the Salafi Thought System from the Fourth to the Eighth Century AH
        malihe ghanadian mahboobeh esmaeili mirza mohammad hassani
        Salafis are people who have tried to make other Muslims look down on the Shiites by slandering the Shiites.Not only do they consider the Shiites outside the religion of Islam, but they also accuse the Shiites of distorting the Holy Quran and the Book of God. Muslim hist More
        Salafis are people who have tried to make other Muslims look down on the Shiites by slandering the Shiites.Not only do they consider the Shiites outside the religion of Islam, but they also accuse the Shiites of distorting the Holy Quran and the Book of God. Muslim historians, scholars, and Islamic thinkers have left many books, articles, and works in the words of the Salafis, especially Ibn Taymiyyah and his students.This article tries to expose the accusations of Salafis against Shiism and also examines the views of historians, thinkers, Islamic scholars and Muslim scholars (Shia and Sunni) in the Salafi approach to the three principles of religion, monotheism, prophecy and imamate.The main issue is what are the opinions and thoughts of Muslim scholars and thinkers on the principles of monotheism, prophethood and Imamate with a Salafi approach? This research is a descriptive-analytical method.But what the author intends is to rely on the views and ideas of Shiite and Sunni Muslim historians in the Salafi approach to monotheism, prophecy and Imamate.Keywords: Salafism, monotheism, prophethood, Imamate, Muslim scholars Manuscript profile
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        50 - Historical-discourse reading of the Hadith of the Golden Dynasty
        yahya Mirhoseini zahra hashemi
        The "Golden Chain" is the most important and famous speech of the eighth Shiite Imam; The sentence was issued in 200 AH in Neishabour, at the request of a large number of non-Shiites, especially the companions of hadith. Due to the reflection of the narration in Shiite More
        The "Golden Chain" is the most important and famous speech of the eighth Shiite Imam; The sentence was issued in 200 AH in Neishabour, at the request of a large number of non-Shiites, especially the companions of hadith. Due to the reflection of the narration in Shiite and Sunni sources, the Golden Dynasty has been much debated. A review of the many researches that have been organized on this hadith shows that ideological concepts such as monotheism and Imamate have been the most emphasized. The present article tries to explain the purpose and intention of Imam Reza (as) from the selection and retelling of this hadith by the method of historical analysis and considering the discourse conditions and emphasizing the author-oriented hermeneutics. The results of the research show that this choice was completely purposeful in order to invite Muslims and beyond the monotheistic religions to converge and ask them to stop excommunicating each other. In order to prove this hypothesis, we showed that the completion of the hadith in Shiite narrations that rely on the condition of Imamate is different from the first part in terms of narrator and purpose. Manuscript profile
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        51 - Comparison of evil in Shahname and Mathnavi
        Ramin Moharrami Shokrollah Pur al-Khas Shahla Sharifi
        Considering God as the creator of evil, we have distanced from the inherent and attributive monotheism. Also, distinguishing the creator of good and bad from each other, we have violated the unity of divine acts. It can be understood from the content of Shahname and Mas More
        Considering God as the creator of evil, we have distanced from the inherent and attributive monotheism. Also, distinguishing the creator of good and bad from each other, we have violated the unity of divine acts. It can be understood from the content of Shahname and Masnavi that Ferdowsi and Rumi view evil from two perspectives to solve this mystery. The first perspective is holistic and analyzes the relation of evil to God based on the creator and creature relationship and concludes that every creature has been created according to a reason and no evil is real in the universe. From the second perspective, the relation of creatures with each other is examined and the type of human’s look and knowledge determines the good and evil of the creatures. On the other hand, good and evil are relative issues and what human calls evil is considered good in the entire universe. From this viewpoint, it is impossible to perceive a world better than the current world. These interpretations are in line with the mystical view of Rumi that calls the world “impermanent” and that of Ferdowsi that views the universe a “temporary house”. In Ferdowsi’s worldview, deriving evil from good is intellectually implausible, and according to Rumi’s romantic attitude, God does not create inherent evil because of beneficence. However, Ferdowsi believes it is possible to recognize relative evil by wisdom, but Rumi contends it is not possible to understand through wisdom the reason why evil has been created. This study is aimed at providing evidence from Shahname and Mathnavi, showing that Ferdowsi and Rumi, despite different viewpoints about the aim of creation of evil and the tools to recognize it, have similar perspectives about the creator and relativity of evil.   Manuscript profile
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        52 - Termination of Guardianship from Ebne Arabi and Seyyed Heydar Aamoli's point of view
        abdolrahim Anagheh
        Guardianship (velayat) is one of the important tenets in mysticism, which has been discussed by several great Gnostics. One of the controversial issues concerning Guardianship is the matter of termination of Guardianship Seyyed Heydar Amoli; one of the great Gnostics in More
        Guardianship (velayat) is one of the important tenets in mysticism, which has been discussed by several great Gnostics. One of the controversial issues concerning Guardianship is the matter of termination of Guardianship Seyyed Heydar Amoli; one of the great Gnostics in the eighth century has studied this issue in depth. By investigating Sheihk Akbar’s (famous Gnostics) Works about termination of the absolute guardianship by the Christ, he contradicted it and put forward his rational, self discovery, and citation evidences against it. He underscores that the absolute guardianship belongs to Imam Ali and constrained Gurdiaship belongs to Imam Mahdi. The aim of this research that is done in the form of documentary is to explain the views of these two Gnostics about Guardianship. Manuscript profile
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        53 - A Comparative Study of the Metaphysical Basis of Ancient Iran-China Political Approach
        Dal yu
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        54 - Treatment of Shirk mental and religious illness in Al-Mizan
        azizali dehghani mUHAMMAD hOSEIN Sa'ini Husain Moradi Zanjani فرهاد Edrisi
        One of the most challenging issues in the past and present has been mental and psychological problems that have led to the emergence of all kinds of increasing devastation of human society. Has inevitably acted inhumanely. Al-Mizan in Al-Mizan considers mental illness a More
        One of the most challenging issues in the past and present has been mental and psychological problems that have led to the emergence of all kinds of increasing devastation of human society. Has inevitably acted inhumanely. Al-Mizan in Al-Mizan considers mental illness as the covering of the heart in a way of doubt that confuses the flow of faith in God and belief in His revelations and faith in polytheism, and the health of the heart is that the heart is in a position where its creation is Has been stationed. In the Holy Quran, the issue of polytheism is widely discussed and is one of the most important obstacles to moral development and as a belief and mental illness along with physical illnesses. The dimension of moral deviations and its solutions is that the results of this study indicate that repetition of righteous action and persistence on it, attention, repentance, gradual modification of behavior, elimination of moral vices, self-purification, solutions of these deviations. In general, it can be said that Allama in Al-Mizan believes that the existing human being is free and independent and can consciously change direction and remove the moral vices from the body by "correcting" the gland, and this will be possible only when The Qur'an is to act. Manuscript profile
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        55 - The role of beliefs in preserving the environment from the perspective of the Qur'an
        ahmad moradkhani ALIREZA ALMASVANDI seyed hasan abedian
        In the universe, the life of all living beings affects each other's lives. The environment is a vessel of human perfection and must be considered in order to bring about human perfection. Hence, it deserves protection and care. Environmental crises have worsened to the More
        In the universe, the life of all living beings affects each other's lives. The environment is a vessel of human perfection and must be considered in order to bring about human perfection. Hence, it deserves protection and care. Environmental crises have worsened to the point that they have endangered human and other life on Earth. According to the Holy Qur'an, all things belong to God, and human ownership of property is contractual. Therefore, explaining environmental ethics based on the concept of theism can provide a more comprehensive approach to human interaction with the natural environment. In this article, with a descriptive-analytical approach, we try to study the effect of belief in God and revelation in preserving the environment by relying on the Holy Quran and the teachings of revelation. The theologian seeks to preserve the environment by following the teachings of the Holy Qur'an, because he considers God to be in control of his behavior with nature, and he views the environment as a collective right and prevents the rights of others from being violated. Manuscript profile
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        56 - Possibility, Phases and Purpose of Cognition Based on Perception of Beauty in Fakhr al-din Iraqi`s Epistemological System
        Sārā Manoochehri Moghadam Mohammadrezā Rikhtegarān
        In Fakhr al-din Iraqi`s epistemological system, the pantheistic viewpoint of the creation of the universe is appeared in the form of adoration of the sensible beauties and as the Good`s manifestations. By using descriptive-analytic method, the present paper tries to mak More
        In Fakhr al-din Iraqi`s epistemological system, the pantheistic viewpoint of the creation of the universe is appeared in the form of adoration of the sensible beauties and as the Good`s manifestations. By using descriptive-analytic method, the present paper tries to make an epistemological explanation to the perception of Beauty in the thoughts of Iraqi; so it first determines the rule of Beauty and then the phases and purpose of perceiving it in his thought. The research shows that according to Iraqi, the perception of the sensible beauty leads to recognizing of the Good in His manifestations. Divine providence causes man perceives the sensible beauties as the Good`s manifestations and the cognition ofHim begins; the context is provided for the Perfect Man and the spiritual journey (suluk), the attraction by God and the union are realized. According to Iraqi, the epistemological cognitive phases of the Good`s manifestations- which are equal to the phases of loving Him- and the existential transubstantiation are simultaneous.  Manuscript profile
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        57 - Pantheism from the Viewpoints of Rumi and Spinoza: a Comparative Study
        مهناز صفائی هوادرق علی اصغر حلبی
        Pantheism is one of the broadest concepts in the history of thought which can be traced back to the ancient times. Therefore, reaching a consensus about its true meaning is not an easy task. However, for improving our understanding about the pantheist thinkers it appear More
        Pantheism is one of the broadest concepts in the history of thought which can be traced back to the ancient times. Therefore, reaching a consensus about its true meaning is not an easy task. However, for improving our understanding about the pantheist thinkers it appears necessary to deal with this concept comparatively. This article tries to survey the views of Rumi and Spinoza, two great thinkers of the history of thought, on knowledge and the ways of gaining it. It also tries to compare Rumi’s transcendental pantheism with Spinoza’s monistic pantheism, which apparently seem different, and enumerate their similarities. Manuscript profile
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        58 - The discourse of religious democracy in the political thought of Ayatollah Khamenei
        Akbar Ashrafi
        This article studies the discourse of religious democracy in the political thought of Ayatollah Khamenei. Monotheism, human dignity, purposefulness of the world, the origin of the law, and the battle between right and wrong are among the foundations of Ayatollah Khamene More
        This article studies the discourse of religious democracy in the political thought of Ayatollah Khamenei. Monotheism, human dignity, purposefulness of the world, the origin of the law, and the battle between right and wrong are among the foundations of Ayatollah Khamenei's political thought.People have a decisive place in Ayatollah Khamenei's political thought, which he refers to as Islamic democracy. According to this theory, the role of the people in the Islamic democracy is derived from Islam, and religious democracy is not just a customary contract, but a religious duty in which the people elect the Islamic ruler and decide the fate of the country by their chosen ones. The basis of the people's right to this choice is Islam itself. At the same time, according to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the system of the Islamic democracy is fundamentally different from the liberal democratic system, and that difference is that the Islamic democracy is based on the constitution of Islam, and both the selected conditions and the laws governing the country are derived from Islam. At the same time, the choice of the principle of the Islamic democracy and its ruler is with the vote and will of the nation.Ayatollah Khamenei's theory of Islamic democracy, based on the five pillars of monotheism, human dignity, the purpose of the world, the origin of the law, and the battle between right and wrong, has the potential to become a model of political thought in the Islamic world. Manuscript profile
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        59 - The teaching of monotheism in the Arafa prayer of Imam Hossein
        abbas izadpanah seyed alireza fatemianpour
        Seeking God is one of the natural human desires that throughout history, humans have always shown this natural desire. Imam Baqera says: Their destiny is for knowledge. In this article, the title "The teaching of monotheism in the Arafa prayer of Imam Hossein" is explai More
        Seeking God is one of the natural human desires that throughout history, humans have always shown this natural desire. Imam Baqera says: Their destiny is for knowledge. In this article, the title "The teaching of monotheism in the Arafa prayer of Imam Hossein" is explained. Prayer is a drop from the boundless sea of divine knowledge that has flowed from the mouth of God's saints. When a person refers to the prayers of Imams Athar (PBUH), he sees himself next to a boundless ocean, and through the Arafa prayer, it is full of pure divine mysticism that we are looking for in this article. The research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of gathering information in the form of documents What is inferred as the result of considering monotheism in the prayer of Arafa is hidden in this phrase of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, in the prayer of Arafa: "For God is jealous, and nothing is just, and nothing is like an object" because there is nothing like God, hence, the relationship of man with Other things should not be like his relationship with God. The oneness of God requires that the relations of the creatures with him should also be oneness. The meaning of devotional monotheism appears better here that a person is only obedient to God and bows before him. Manuscript profile
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        60 - Good and Evil in Mazdiyasnian's creed
        Rafat Hajizadeh
        Aryanians believe in good and evil since a long time ago. Evil versus godly. Aryanians attribute rain, brightness etc ... to goodness and godly and darkness, drought and such, to the evils. Therefore good spirits which protect brightne'>S, heat and life have alway More
        Aryanians believe in good and evil since a long time ago. Evil versus godly. Aryanians attribute rain, brightness etc ... to goodness and godly and darkness, drought and such, to the evils. Therefore good spirits which protect brightne'>S, heat and life have always been in challenge with bad spirits like darkness and drought. Their battles take place between the earth and the sky. the belief of "Dualism" has been existed amongst the Iranians and Indian- Iranian Aryanians for long before Zaratousht. But Zaratousht had a unique approach in citing his theories. His doualism theory has monotheism basis behind it. However good and evil are not different individuals both have been created by Auramazda Manuscript profile
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        61 - Moulana_s different approach to the question of Determinism and Free will
        Asghar Dadbeh
        Determinism and freewill are among the principal religious and discourse related issues which have been the subject of many discussions and investigations in Philosophy and Mysticism.  Upon acceptance of determinism the mystery of man_s responsibility and the riddl More
        Determinism and freewill are among the principal religious and discourse related issues which have been the subject of many discussions and investigations in Philosophy and Mysticism.  Upon acceptance of determinism the mystery of man_s responsibility and the riddle of creation of sin arise and upon acceptance of freewill (Tafviz) we are faced with the paradox of limitation of God_s power and an exception to the ultimate law of causation emerge. Legal theorists, philosophers, mystics, each with their own criteria have attempted to solve the riddles.  Moulana however cast a different look on the subject.  Firstly he maintains that determinism and freewill like any other philosophical problem is disputable and discussion over it is endless.  Secondly he illustrates that for practical reasons both problems are required by man and depending on his need, man sometimes inclines towards one or the other.  Thirdly, since he looks at the problem from the pluralistic or dualistic perspective as a rational philosopher and a free thinker he justifies free will and from a monotheistic perspective, as a mystic believing in monotheism, confronting him he sees a determinism which is the same as free will and superior to that which he calls . Manuscript profile