A Pattern of Ijtihad Method Used in Reliable Mysticism: Case Study: Method of Sirrul-Isra

The spiritual and intimate relationship with God, recommended by mysticism, has been and is the fundamental need of men at all times. But unfortunately, today’s human beings, who are interested in spiritualism, experience false doctrine rather than the true mysticism. Perhaps, the teachings of revelation are processed by incorrect and non-ijtihad methods in the name of Islamic mysticism
The contemporary master of mysticism, the deceased Ayatollah Saadatparvar, is one of the clerical mystics who have always tried to apply the method of ijtihad wisdom to deduce mystical teachings. Hence, the current study applies documentary & library research methods to extract pattern of ijtihad method in reliable religious mysticism based on jurisprudential ijtihad and according to the methods that are implicitly mentioned by master Saadatparvar in Sirrul-Isra (Secret of Nightly Travel.
This study aims to present a multi-dimensional pattern including (1) documentation analysis, (2) interpretive analysis and Fiqh al-Hadithi (study of narration) based on general rules, (3) rules of Arabic literature and knowledge of principles, (4) methods to obviate the contradiction between conflicting narratives, (5) interpretation of difficult narrations and (6) rational analysis of verses and mystical narrations, while using innovations made by Saadatparvar who emphasized on Quran’s verses, benefited many adeieh (prayers), and utilized rhetorical rules in inference.