Mystical Themes in the Arabic Poems of Sheikh Baha'i

Sheikh Baha'i is one of the great scientists of the Safavid era who has been an expert in various scientific fields. One of the aspects of his personality that is manifested in his poetry is his mystical behavior and approach. Sheikh Baha'i has received his mystical thoughts from its original sources, namely the Qur'an, the hadiths of the Prophet (PBUH) and the Ahl al-Bayt (AS); In the meantime, his acquaintance with Sahifa Sajjadieh and his knowledge of the works of Iranian mystics has played a significant role in shaping his mystical thoughts. This article aims to identify the mystical themes in Sheikh Baha'i thought and to analyze his Arabic poems by content analysis method. The results show that mystical themes in Sheikh Baha'i's Arabic poems include various themes, the most important of which are love, anti-hypocrisy, spiritual wine, carpentry, intuition and mystical dance. The basis of his mystical poems can be summarized in love and self-cultivation, which leads to the acquisition of intuitive knowledge and makes him needless of school and lessons.