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This article discusses Hojviri’s problems in classifying Sufis and compares his work with other texts. Hojvivi is ap parantly the first person to classify Sufis in to twelve groups in kash-al-Mahjoub. Before him, the common method of classification has been Tabaqat based on chronology, a method which has been in use since Rejal Hadith bools. Hojviri’s classification is seemingly based on his personal perceptions about individual sheikhs, which has not been cited elsewhere and is not so dependable.

The present paper first discusses interpretations of Ferdawsi’s Shahnameh in Sufi text. It then compares tow odes to show that both share discussions of Ganoosi ideologies, duality of soul and the mprisonment of soul in the body.

The Present article discusses Shath (Ecstatic Phrase Or Paradox) or circumlocution as a concept in Islamic Sufism. The author has Consulted Sufism sources and dictionaries to define the word and to classify it Kinds. Shath may relate to behavior, to dreams, or to speech, each of which has been briefly described in this paper.

According to numerus Quranic Verses¡ Iblis(satan) snobbed and disobeyed God¡ s order of prostrating before Adam.Consequently¡ he was cursed by the Exalted God; nonetheless¡ he was given permission to template and seduce God¡s servants until the Judgment Day. In accordance with this principle¡ the mass of Muslims found him guilty¡ cursed him continually¡ and sought refuge to God from his evil.But some outstrippers of the Sufi School of Intoxication¡ Specially Hallaj¡ Eyn al-Ghozat¡ Ahmad Ghazali drew an amorous visage for Iblis and considered his refusal to prostrate as a result of his monotheistic amorous zeal.They also promoted him to the high position of the lord of monotheists. This article describes the twofold face of Iblis in Hakim Sanaei¡s speeches¡ and compares them with Quranic Verses¡ prophetic traditions¡ and the remarks of mystics and the pioneers of important theological sects.It tries to prove the claim that Hakim Sanaei¡s view regarding Iblis¡s faith or disbelief¡ compulsion or choice is too different from the view points of Asharites and Mutazilites; rather it is more similar to Murji¡ ites¡ view.

This paper reports an investigation on Imam Sadeq’s (P.B.U.H) interpretations. It is part of Imam’s interpretive speeches cited in Abdol-Rahman Solami’s Haghayegh-al – Tafsir and also compiled by Paul Noya. The paper first mentions Imam’s relation to Sufism. It them discusses his interpretive works reported in the literature and shows many of them to be valid and acceptable.

Jalal Aldin M u hammad Movlavi, the great Sufi in our culture, has discussed many points, one of which is the concept of freedom. Understanding his views and thoughts in this respect familiarizes us with most major lines of Sufi and Muslim thoughts on freedom. This paper categorises Movlana’s thoughts on freedom in to three groups and elaborates on them. First, the paper discusses blocks that Movland has enumerated for achieving freedom. Such blocks include external forces such as destiny and fate as well as internal forces like ignorance, sense, wisdom, imitation and so on. Second, the paper discusses ways of achieving freedom in movland’s view. Such ways include love, obedience, following prophets, death, and so on. Finally, the paper discusses the most importand purposes that he consider for freedom such as relief from agony, love, Cerlainty, and eternality.

This paper elaborates on solitude as one of the common Practices in Sufism. The concept of solitude and its history have been discussed in the light of sufi source books. The paper also discusses the benefits, the Conditions, the frequency, and the place of Solitude. It ends with an evalution of Ibn Arabi’s and his followers concept of solitude.