Rethinking on the concept of Shath in Ruzbihan Baqli's View

Mysticism is the most prominent emergent element in Iranian-Islamic culture, and the mystical manner is the most magnificent characteristic of Iranian human spirit. If mysticism is to be contemplatively studied, it may include useful messages and ideas for the contemporary man. Rethinking is a way of thinking in which a theme or concept thought in a different tradition before would now be put into mind in the contemporary cultural atmosphere encountering various questions. Among the great number of representatives of this tradition, each one has his own eminence and thus can be considered from a particular aspect. Ruzbihan Baqli can be the point of reflection for at least two reasons. One is the interpretation of the cosmos and human on the basis of 'love' and the other is his definition and commentary on the meaning of and concept of 'Shath'. Aming the contemporary scholars, this issue has been particularly taken into consideration by Henry Corbin. This essay intends to take up the second mode of ruzbihan's significance.