The Distinction Idieas of Imam Khomeini’s on Comparison with Ancient Abbatial Mystical Traditions

Imam Khomeini’s Ahl al-Bayt Mysticism, through following Ahl al-Bayt Mysticism, is of unique and prominent characteristics as against predecessors’ mystical traditions. Imam Khomeini’s mystical statements and works demonstrate that he, being regarded as a prominent Shite jurist, has had good knowledge of the philosophy and fundamentals of the Islamic mysticism and the major mystical texts of predecessors, especially Ibn al-Arabi’ s thoughts and works. Through analyzing Imam’s statements and works, this piece of text descriptively demonstrates that his mystical perspective not only didn’t lead to weakness and ostracism (for him), but through following Ahl al-Bayt Mysticism and trusting the God, it also pushed a society away from ostracism. By depending on the religious principle of “guardianship” and employing his own mystical-juridical perspective, he established a political system and demonstrated that his outlook of the social-political function of mysticism was different with that of the early mystics.