Document Type : Scientific-research
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assistant professor
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The flow of Divinity in the chains of existence is considered the foundation of mysticism. Sheikh Najm al-Din Kubra’s emphasis on this issue, in the form of a doctrine, marked the beginning of something that ultimately led to the interpretation of the symbolism of colors in Islamic mysticism. The basis of Sheikh Najm al-Dīn Kubrā’s view on this matter revolves around the idea that independent divine existence is not visible, but it causes the seeing of other things, and this is the color of divine glory. This matter progresses so far in the Sheikh that he considers the color black as light and writes a mystical interpretation of it. The interpretation and experience of Sheikh Najm al-Dīn Kubrā around this axis, and its culmination in the luminous form and the introduction of the topic of “Perfect Natures” and its analysis, constitute the structure and content of the present article.The flow of divinity in the chains of existence is considered the foundation of mysticism. Sheikh Najm al-Din Kubra’s emphasis on this issue, in the form of a doctrine, marked the beginning of something that ultimately led to the interpretation of the symbolism of colors in Islamic mysticism. The basis of Sheikh Najm al-Dīn Kubrā’s view on this matter revolves around the idea that independent divine existence is not visible, but it causes the seeing of other things, and this is the color of divine glory.
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