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volume Number 17، number In Volume 11، February 2025 ، issue Number 105

Comparison of some of the mystical concepts in Nahj al-Balagha of Hazrat Ali (AS) and Awarif al-Maarif of Sheikh Shahabuddin Suhravardi

Foozhan Sabahi , Ali Ein Alilou (Author in Charge), Alireza Salehi

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nahj al-Balagha of Amir al-Mominin Ali (AS) is a book full of concepts and foundations of practical wisdom and mysticism, which has always been favored and used by seekers of knowledge and sages of the path of truth. Numerous works, especially the book "Granghadr Awarif al-Ararif", have explained a significant part of the concepts and terms used in the field of practical mysticism. In this research, a part of common mystical terms and concepts in Nahj al-Balagha and Awarif al-Maarif have been compared and analyzed.

METHODOLOGY: This article has been compared and analyzed in the form of a comparative-analytical method, a part of common mystical terms and concepts in Nahj al-Balagheh and Awarif al-Maarif.

FINDINGS: The data of Nahj al-Balagheh and Awarif al-Maarif shows that the authors of both books, while enumerating the attributes and evils of the soul, advised to fight against it. Some moral words and terms such as knowledge, in both books, although they have the same meaning, but in the nomenclature They are different. Some of the contents of Awarif al-Arif have a completely Sufi color.

CONCLUSION: The similarities of the researches show that common and significant approaches can be seen in the field of analysis and explanation of mystical concepts and terms in these two books. These results can indicate that Sheikh Shahabuddin Suhravardi had a lot of affinity with Nahj al-Balagha and great concepts. This noble book, directly or indirectly, has left a great impact on his mystical thoughts. Some topics can be seen in Nahj al-Balagha, which are not discussed in Awarif al-Ma"arif, but on the other hand, some mystical topics can be seen in Awarif of Ma"arif, but Nahj al-Balagha has not discussed it. The reason for this commonality and difference of concepts is that practical mysticism approaches practical ethics to a great extent in the presentation of its favorite issues.

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