Comparative Analysis of Sufi Sheikhs Viewpoints on the Description of Beloved's Beauty

When mysticism entered the Persian poetry and romantic themes were combined with mystical ones¡ they were applied as symbols to express mystical meanings¡ so that it caused disagreements between some Sheikhs and persuaded them to write the books and treaties¡ to give some definitions and justifications of those terms according to their schools. This article intends to analyze the ideas of some Sufi Sheikhs such as Hojviri¡ Ahmad Ghazali¡ and ''Einul Qozat Hamadani about the terms and themes of describing the beloved¡ and it is limited to such terms as Zolf (hair)¡ Chashm (eye)¡ Khadd (cheek)¡ Khal (mole) and Abru (eyebrow). Hojviei''s idea about these terms is based on juridical and religious views especially while discussing on Sama''; Ahmad Qazali describes the states of the lover and the beloved in a coherent way to express a certain system and Einul Qozat Hamedani explains these terms in different situations and concepts¡ by citing some verses from the viewpoint of mysticism and introducing the Shahed.