Heart in Islamic Mysticism

The term 'heart' denotes evolution and revolution, and literally it means divine favor, while in the Koran and mysticism it pertains to the divine and consciousness center of human being. The center also contains the physical, emotional, rational and spiritual stages, as well as the center of the Almighty. Some mystics have divided the inner self of human being into seven layers including body, soul, sentiment, ghost, head, mystery, top secret, and heart. The mystic who purifies his heart and through real invocation achieves such a spiritual domain he is able to witness God. Thus, spiritual journey is a type of trip into one's heart and upheaval from different stages of existence and heart to higher stages. This paper is prepared through descriptive analytic method.