A Comparative Study of the Viewpoint of the Martyrs of the Sacred Defense and Khwaja Abdullah Ansari on the Conductive-mystical Stage of "Awakening"

The first step towards Allah is awakening or awaking from negligence. Khwaja Abdullah Ansari listed the most influential elements of this stage in Manazil al-Sa'irin. The Martyrs of the Sacred Defense, who, according to Imam Khomeini, attained the highest degrees of conduct and mysticism, have pointed to the features the stage of awakening in their valuable handwritings. Using an analytical and desk-research method, this paper, in a comparative study, proves the convergence of the viewpoint of the martyrs of the Sacred Defense and Khwaja Abdullah Ansari in the mystical stage of awakening. The martyrs' references to the effective factors in the awakening such as "hearing knowledge", "self-knowledge", "celebrating the Almighty God", "expecting the Oocculted Help of the Almighty God", "taking benefit of life", "acknowledging the promises of the Almighty God", "accompanying the righteous" and finally "abandoning common habits" indicate that their heart were imbued with this mystical stage, as their point of view coincided with Khwaja Abdullah's view.