Iranian Persian Language and Literature Promotion Society Research on Mystical Literature HTTPS://JP 14 2 2020 09 22 From the Theory of Creation and Acquisition by Abolhasan Ash'ary to Rejection ‎and Acceptance of Satan in Sanai’s View From the Theory of Creation and Acquisition by Abolhasan Ash'ary to Rejection ‎and Acceptance of Satan in Sanai’s View 1 18 25479 10.22108/jpll.2021.119557.1408 FA Saeed Hatami Assistant Professor, Vali-e-asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran‎ Journal Article 2019 10 08 Analyzing Sanai's thoughts about the biased contradictory and reprehensible view of Satan and his disobedience to prostrate demonstrated that Sanai has viewed this issue from the perspective of Abolhasan Ash'ari’s theological theory (the famous theologian died in 330 AH) about the creation and acquisition of servants’ deeds. Both the accepted and rejected aspects of Satan in the works of this great poet can be understood and justified by quoting this theory. The intellectual and theoretical support of Sanai’s biased view relies on the belief in the generalization of divine providence and will to all events in the world, including the actions and desires of the servants and the necessity of this belief, that is, the possibility and creation of deeds. In this theory, his reprehensible view can be also justified by referring to the subject of acquisition which considers servants as the autonomous and responsible acquisitors of deeds who deserve praise. The present descriptive-analytical study aims at investigating the contradictory view in two main works of Sanai, namely <em>Divan</em> and <em>Hadiqah</em>. According to the results of the present study, this contradiction in Sanai’s view  originates from the roots of deterministic thoughts especially from the viewpoint of Abolhasan Ash'ari regarding the topic of creation and acquisition of deeds. Meanwhile, Sanai has limited freedom of reasoning of Abolhasan Ash'ari's view and apparently has succeeded to resolve this contradiction utilizing the theory of intuition of unity in the components of existence and submission. Analyzing Sanai's thoughts about the biased contradictory and reprehensible view of Satan and his disobedience to prostrate demonstrated that Sanai has viewed this issue from the perspective of Abolhasan Ash'ari’s theological theory (the famous theologian died in 330 AH) about the creation and acquisition of servants’ deeds. Both the accepted and rejected aspects of Satan in the works of this great poet can be understood and justified by quoting this theory. The intellectual and theoretical support of Sanai’s biased view relies on the belief in the generalization of divine providence and will to all events in the world, including the actions and desires of the servants and the necessity of this belief, that is, the possibility and creation of deeds. In this theory, his reprehensible view can be also justified by referring to the subject of acquisition which considers servants as the autonomous and responsible acquisitors of deeds who deserve praise. The present descriptive-analytical study aims at investigating the contradictory view in two main works of Sanai, namely <em>Divan</em> and <em>Hadiqah</em>. According to the results of the present study, this contradiction in Sanai’s view  originates from the roots of deterministic thoughts especially from the viewpoint of Abolhasan Ash'ari regarding the topic of creation and acquisition of deeds. Meanwhile, Sanai has limited freedom of reasoning of Abolhasan Ash'ari's view and apparently has succeeded to resolve this contradiction utilizing the theory of intuition of unity in the components of existence and submission. https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_25479_64db7a9b9fd41fa32868815b8b052c7c.pdf