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     The Journal of Mystical Literature is a Seasonal, open access, academic research publication. The full texts of all papers are stored and accessible on the journal’s website in PDF format and visitors may download the papers for free.

 

The Journal of Mystical Literature of AlZahra University has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Iran Academy of Literary Criticism, since 13/4/2021,
for the publication of scientific articles in the field of mystical texts' criticism.

 

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 Type of credit:  Scientific

Release sequence:  Seasonal

Year of publication: 2009

Average time to review the papers: 2 months

Rank in the Ministry of Science:  A

ISC: 0.321 (Q1)

Access type: Open Access (Full Text)

Type of publication: Electronic 

Language: Persian (Abstract: English)

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Scientific-research
A Structural Study of the Tales of the Moment of Attention of Sufi Sheikhs in Persian Sufi Poems
A Structural Study of the Tales of the Moment of Attention of Sufi Sheikhs in Persian Sufi Poems

Saloomeh Sayyad Rajebi; Mohammad Ebrahimpour Namin; Khosro Jalili Kohneshahri

Volume 16, Issue 39 , December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2025.49241.2646

Abstract
  Sufi masters, considered role models of faith and righteous actions second only to the Prophet Muhammad, are central figures in Sufi literature. Tales about Sufi masters, which often ...  Read More
Scientific-research
Investigating the existential dignity of
Investigating the existential dignity of "animal" in the opinions of Ibn Arabi

Ali Safayi; Mohtaba Houshyar Mahboub

Volume 16, Issue 39 , December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2024.48374.2617

Abstract
  Although attention to environmental issues and animals is usually considered one of the late human concerns, it should be known that the issue of "animal" and its existential dignity ...  Read More
Scientific-research
Analysis of the Elements of Logotherapy in Mantegh-al-teyr by Attar Neyshaburi
Analysis of the Elements of Logotherapy in Mantegh-al-teyr by Attar Neyshaburi

Farideh Davoudimoghadam

Volume 16, Issue 39 , December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2025.49262.2649

Abstract
  The Mantegh-al-teyr, one of the most important texts in mystical literature, symbolizes humans' search for meaning and truth. To demonstrate more dimensions of this valuable work, the ...  Read More
Scientific-research
Analytical study of human-divinity religion of Ahl al-Haq
Analytical study of human-divinity religion of Ahl al-Haq

Mansour Rostami

Volume 16, Issue 39 , December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2024.47580.2583

Abstract
  AbstractThe manifestation of God is the basic principle of Ahl al-Haq religion. In this view, God has created the universe with a general manifestation and manifested it in the human ...  Read More
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The reflexive pronoun “khode khod” in Ghazaliyate Shams (A study of the reflection of a dialectal attribute)
The reflexive pronoun “khode khod” in Ghazaliyate Shams (A study of the reflection of a dialectal attribute)

Mohsen Sadeghi

Volume 16, Issue 39 , December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2025.48787.2629

Abstract
  In his literary works, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī paid great attention to the native language of his family, which is the language of the Vakhsh, Balkh, and eastern Khorasan regions; ...  Read More
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Qalandariyyāt as a Parodic Countergenre in Persian Poetry (with a Focus on a Ghazal by Sanai)
Qalandariyyāt as a Parodic Countergenre in Persian Poetry (with a Focus on a Ghazal by Sanai)

Fatemeh Rahimi; Hatef Siahkuhian

Volume 16, Issue 39 , December 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2025.49220.2643

Abstract
  Research on Qalandariyyāt has primarily adopted two main approaches. The first is a hermeneutic approach, interpreting the symbolic—and seemingly unorthodox—imagery in ...  Read More
Morphology of Didactic and Mystic Masnavis Based on Literary Traditions (From the Beginning to the End of the 7th Century AH)
Morphology of Didactic and Mystic Masnavis Based on Literary Traditions (From the Beginning to the End of the 7th Century AH)
Volume 15, Issue 34 , October 2023, , Pages 101-139

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2023.43770.2471

Abstract
  The history of Persian literature owes the immortality and influence of its pure didactic and mystical topics in its various forms to the form of “masnavi” poetic genre. ...  Read More
Content Analysis of
Content Analysis of "Qazor wa Khar" Anecdote in Mathnavi
Volume 15, Issue 32 , April 2023, , Pages 105-131

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2022.41567.2395

Abstract
  The application of certain rules in style, language, and tone of various narratives gives coherence to an anecdote’s context of the text. The anecdote "Qazor wa Khar", taken from ...  Read More
Examining the Concept of Revelation and Testimony in the Poetry and Discourse of Nowruz Sorani (The Holy Texts of Goran) Based on Paul Ricoeur's Hermeneutic Phenomenological Method
Examining the Concept of Revelation and Testimony in the Poetry and Discourse of Nowruz Sorani (The Holy Texts of Goran) Based on Paul Ricoeur's Hermeneutic Phenomenological Method
Volume 15, Issue 33 , July 2023, , Pages 39-67

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2023.43660.2465

Abstract
  Entering the field of religious studies, hermeneutic phenomenology encloses the authority of the sacred texts as a normative guide with specific and defined patterns in brackets. This ...  Read More
A Cognitive Analysis of Mathnavi's Arabic Poems
A Cognitive Analysis of Mathnavi's Arabic Poems
Volume 16, Issue 36 , May 2024, , Pages 43-70

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2023.44634.2497

Abstract
  Jalāl al-Dīn Moḥammad Balkhi explains some outstanding artistic forms and special mystical themes in the form of Arabic poetry as the expression of Mathnavi teachings. This research ...  Read More
A Study and Analysis of the Mystical Disposition of Ibn Khafif Shirazi
A Study and Analysis of the Mystical Disposition of Ibn Khafif Shirazi
Volume 15, Issue 32 , April 2023, , Pages 9-49

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2023.42279.2414

Abstract
  Abu Abdullah Mohammad Ibn Khafif Shirazi, the founder of the Khafifi mystical dynasty, is among the most influential figures in the history of Islamic Sufism. In spite of his crucial ...  Read More
Scientific-research
Analysis of Return Verses in the Interpretation Tales of the first book of Mathnavi
Analysis of Return Verses in the Interpretation Tales of the first book of Mathnavi

Taher Lavzheh; Fariba Arayesh Tabiat

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 October 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2024.47694.2589

Abstract
  Mevlânâ Jalāl al-Dīn, while narrating Mathnavi’s Tales, ignores their narration in many cases and avoids the expression of esoteric knowledge and after explaining ...  Read More
Scientific-research
The relationship between Sufis Samā and mystical experiences
The relationship between Sufis Samā and mystical experiences

Milad Salahi Khalkhali; Ghodrat Allah Taheri; Ahmad Khatami

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 October 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2024.48082.2609

Abstract
  according to many mystics, samā is considered one of the fundamental elements of the mystical path. This concept has various subjects such as singing, good voice, melody, music and ...  Read More
Scientific-research
The Incongruity-Resolution Strategy in Mystical Dialogues
The Incongruity-Resolution Strategy in Mystical Dialogues

Zeinab Akbari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 February 2025

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2025.49050.2635

Abstract
  The Incongruity-Resolution (IR) Model, traditionally rooted in humor studies, has not been extensively applied to the analysis of mystical texts. This study aims to present an expanded ...  Read More
Scientific-research
The Philosopher in the Eyes of the Sufi: The Place of Ibn Sina in the Thought of Sheikh Ala' al-Dawlah al-Sammani
The Philosopher in the Eyes of the Sufi: The Place of Ibn Sina in the Thought of Sheikh Ala' al-Dawlah al-Sammani

Ghasem Raufi; Ghodratollah Khayatian; Azim Hamzeian

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 February 2025

https://doi.org/10.22051/jml.2025.49421.2656

Abstract
  The present article examines the views of Sheikh Ala al-Dawla Semnani, a jurist and mystic of the 7th and 8th centuries AH, in his critique of Avicenna and the philosophers. Semnani ...  Read More
Mystical Literature

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Alzahra University

Director-in-Charge:
Mahbobeh Mobasheri Ph.D

Editor-in-Chief:
Maryam Hosseini Ph.D

Editorial Board:
Hossin Aghahossaini Ph.D Davoud Sparham Ph.D Mahin Panahi Ph.D Maryam Hosseini Ph.D Mahbobeh Mobasheri Ph.D Rahman Moshtaghmehr Ph.D Alireza Mozaffari Ph.D Mahdi Nikmanesh Ph.D Ali Reza Nekoee Ph.D Abbas Ali Vafaee Ph.D

International Editorial Board:
Carlo Saccone Ph.D Syeda Faleeha Zahra Kazmi Ph.D Necdet Tosun, Ph.D Dilaver GÜRER Ph.D Kholmuminov Jafar Muhammadiyevich, Ph.D

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