https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/ Research on Mystical Literature en daily 1 Sat, 20 Feb 2027 00:00:00 +0330 Sat, 20 Feb 2027 00:00:00 +0330 https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_30308.html This study examines the mystical references (ishārāt) embedded in Maʿānī Kitāb Allāh wa Tafsīrih al-Munīr, authored by Abū Naṣr Aḥmad b. Muḥammad al-Ḥaddādī (d. 457/1065), one of the earliest surviving Persian Qur’anic commentaries of the fifth century AH. Although the commentary has long been recognized for its linguistic and historical importance in the formative period of Persian tafsīr, the structural function, textual origins, and intellectual status of its mystical allusions have not been systematically investigated. Drawing upon a descriptive-analytical and comparative methodology, this study analyzes more than two hundred mystical statements identified across extant manuscripts, including the important Nafiz Pasha copy preserved in Istanbul. Through textual comparison with early Sufi exegetical sources—particularly Ḥaqāʾiq al-Tafsīr by Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī—the study demonstrates substantial textual overlap, indicating that al-Ḥaddādī relied on written Sufi materials that he translated and adapted into Persian. Furthermore, a comparison with Baḥr al-ʿUlūm attributed to Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī weakens claims of textual identity between the two works. The findings reveal that mystical interpretation in al-Munīr constitutes an integral structural layer rather than a marginal addition, positioning al-Ḥaddādī among the early pioneers who integrated Persian Qur’anic exegesis with Sufi interpretive traditions. https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_30512.html The masnavi Makhzan al Muttaqin, composed by AhmadJanKhan Baralkadi, is a lesser known work of Persian didactic–mystical literature centered on a poetic exposition of the Sermon of the Pious (Khutbat alMuttaqin) attributed to Imam Ali (peace be upon him). Despite its literary and intellectual significance, the work has not yet been the subject of an independent scholarly study, and existing references are mostly limited to brief bibliographical notices. This study employs a descriptive–analytical approach based on textual analysis to examine the structure of the poem, the poet’s method of commentary, the role of the Qur’an and Hadith in shaping the text, its mystical and didactic themes, and the principal rhetorical devices used in the work. The findings show that Makhzan al Muttaqin follows a relatively systematic pattern in explaining the sermon. The poet first quotes passages from the original Arabic text, then presents their Persian translation, and finally offers a poetic commentary that interprets their ethical and mystical meanings. Qur’anic verses and Prophetic and Alid traditions play a central role in forming the semantic framework of the poem and provide a hadith based interpretive foundation for the commentary. In addition, the use of anecdotes, allegories, and rhetorical devices enables the poet to convey abstract concepts such as piety, spiritual wayfaring, sincerity, and divine love in an artistic and influential manner. The text also reflects aspects of the cultural and social context of early fourteenth century Afghanistan, placing the work at the intersection of religious commentary, didactic literature, and Islamic mysticism. https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_30521.html Tadhkirat al-Awliyāʾ by Attār of Nishapur is one of the most significant works of Persian mystical prose from the sixth century AH. Written in a rhythmic and rhymed style, it narrates the lives and spiritual ranks of the Sufi saints. Among its various parts, the introductory sections of each chapter occupy a distinctive discursive position, for in them Attār employs balanced, rhymed prose to represent the sanctity and eminence of the saints. Drawing on Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and focusing on the three metafunctions—ideational, interpersonal, and textual—this study analyzes the discourse of these rhymed introductions. The research method is descriptive-analytical and based on qualitative analysis of selected samples. The corpus consists of seventy-two introductory passages from Tadhkirat al-Awliyāʾ, examined in terms of syntactic structures, lexical choices, and discursive context. The findings reveal that through the use of rhymed structures, material and mental processes, and referential pronouns, Attār constructs a “sacred, didactic, and laudatory” discourse in which language functions as a means of representing mystical experience and reinforcing the saints’ spiritual authority. The ideational metafunction relies on descriptive and transitive structures; the interpersonal metafunction highlights relations of reverence and humility between the speaker and the subject; and the textual metafunction maintains linguistic cohesion and balance through rhythm and rhyme. Overall, the systemic-functional analysis demonstrates that Attār’s rhymed prose is not merely aesthetic but functional, reproducing mystical and ideological meanings through the linguistic system. https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_30522.html One of the most prominent manifestations of karamat (spiritual grace) in mystical texts is healing through sacred words. By “sacred words” is meant any speech, phrase, or text whose sanctity derives from its connection with the divine or the sacred, including verses of the Qur’an, prayers, invocations, psalms, religious hymns, or ritual chants. This study, with an emphasis on the role of spirituality in the healing process, demonstrates that sacred words in mystical writings are recognized not only as instruments of supplication but also as forces of healing and life-giving power. Its aim is to classify and analyze the spiritual dimensions of this type of healing and to trace its historical background through library sources.The phenomenon is realized in four main forms: reciting and listening to the Qur’an, performing ritual prayers (salat), reciting supplications (du‘a), and repeating invocations (dhikr). In mystical accounts, these forms of healing appear in two modes: permanent and temporary. In the permanent mode, illness is completely removed from the patient; whereas in the temporary mode, the saintly figure regains health only for a limited time, sufficient to perform religious obligations. An examination of the frequency of these methods shows that healing through prayer and supplication occurs most often, while healing through ritual prayer has the lowest frequency. https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_30570.html A comparative study of works produced as adaptations of classical Persian literature is one of the important turning points that creates the capacity to identify and apply better ways of creating an adaptational connection between literature and imagery in various film genres by accurately diagnosing this process. Accordingly, this article attempts to compare, in a descriptive-analytical manner and with a comparative perspective, Suhrawardi's treatise " Aghle Sorkh " and its adapted version in a short animation with the same title, and to answer the main question: is it possible to adapt short mystical texts from classical mystical or philosophical-mystical literature to make a short animated film and convey all its thematic and structural values with respect to the selected example? Accordingly, it seems that despite some general similarities, such as the similarity in the main storyline and the transfer of the expressive container of travel - as the main framework of the story from text to animation - considering the fact that some story elements have been eliminated to maintain the coherence of the visual narrative, and also that the symbols, except for visual transfer and with little creativity in representation, do not lead to a new level of expression, and a language appropriate to the multilayered and interpretable concepts of the text is not formed, such adaptations cannot be considered successful and it is necessary to use creative ways to transform mystical themes into meaningful images, in addition to using the unlimited capacities of mise-en-scène in animation.