The Position of Heart in Islamic Mysticism Based on Rumi's Viewpoint

Islamic mystics have always been engaged with the issue of "Heart". In order to understand the concept of "Heart" and its position in Islamic mysticism, especially in Rumi's ideas, this study, firstly, provides and examines views from Quran, tradition, mystics and thinkers such as lmam Mohammad Ghazali, Sheikh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi, Sanaee Ghaznavi, Ayn-al-Quzzat Hamadani, Saad-ad-Din Hemaviyeh, Najm-al-din Razi and Abdol-kareem Qsheiri. Then some verses from Mathnavi are brought as examples to study Rumi's viewpoint regarding the issue of "Heart".