A study of the semantic and symbolic of "self-knowledge and unity of existence" in Golshan Raz by Sheikh Mahmoud Shabestari

Mystical language and the help of mystery and symbol in the expression of intuitive experiences are considered as one of the important propositions of mystical works. In this research, the authors intend to answer the fundamental question in a descriptive-analytical way that what is the use of mysticism language and cryptic functions in clarifying the issues of self-knowledge and unity of existence in Golshan Raz and what is Shabestari's purpose in this application? The results of research show that in the realm of mystical semantic and idiomatic system, the code of "I" is not specific to human beings and all beings have "real" in proportion to their perfection, and in human relation, the address of "I" is the soul. "Illusion" is the most important factor that prevents the observation of the absolute truth, and Shabestari places special emphasis on leaving the "illusory appearance". The confusion of human beings due to having delusions in the material world is an important point in mystical teachings that Shabestari has raised in the transition from Shari'a to the path and semantics of its illusory manifestations. In the code of "unity of existence", he, based on Ibn Arabi, considers the "heart of the mystic" as the place of change of divine manifestations, which recognizes the truth through continuous changes; so the mystic soul is no longer his own "human" soul, but is exactly the same as the identity of his "aspect".