Examining the sayings of Bayazid Bastami and Junaid Baghdadi according to the theory of positive psychology

Nowadays, with the expansion of interdisciplinary studies, the traditional boundaries of various academic fields have changed and many of the works of the ancients have been re-examined and re-studied using new theories. Positive psychology, which has recently received the attention of psychologists, describes components that are very close to the principles of mystics. Seligman has divided the effective components in this field into six parts: Wisdom, Courage, Love, Justice, Moderation, and Excellence. These virtues are evident in the works of mystics, such as Attar's Tazkira al-Awliya, which describes the sayings of mystics. The present essay has investigated the sayings of Junaid Baghdadi and Bayazid Bastami by using the analytical-descriptive method and library sources. By examining the lives of these two great leaders of different and important mysticism, i.e. "devotional mysticism" and "romantic mysticism", we want to find out the points of their life and personality that are more consistent with the components of positive psychology. The component of wisdom is the first principle of the positivists and it is frequently observed in the sayings of these two nobles or excellence, the last component of the positivists, each of its principles, except for the virtue of humor, is consistent with their behavior. Components such as love, justice, and moderation are also very similar to the teachings of the mystics, but a component such as courage has been given less attention.