University of Isfahan Textual Criticism of Persian Literature 2476-3268 4 1 2012 05 21 Mystical Journey of Adjacency in Mystical Texts Mystical Journey of Adjacency in Mystical Texts 1 14 19314 FA A.A Mirbagherifard Professor of Persian language and literature, University of Isfahan E Shayan MA of Persian language and literature, University of Isfahan, Iran. Journal Article 2016 06 14 Mystical mood is counted as one of the important and elaborative topics of Islamic Gnosticism and Sufism. In his demeanor, the seeker has to purify the self from whims to achieve excellence. Accordingly achieving mystical levels causes refinement of the inside and as a result he would gain enough preparation and competence to receive mystical mood. "Adjacency" is one of the most important mystical moods that in addition to its high position in glorious Quran, has a high importance and value in Gnostics’ works, to such an extent that a few number of poets and writers can be found that haven't used mystical mood, especially the adjacency. Although some writers have not considered this directly, in most of the texts written till the end of sixth Hijri century, its fundamental axes that are “pre-annihilation adjacency and post-annihilation adjacency” have been mentioned. <br />In this article, through the study of existing Persian and Arabic mystical books till the end of sixth Hijri century, different dimensions and definitions of adjacency and a comprehensive analysis of mystical journey are provided which have a significant role in the analysis and explanation of mystical literature. <br />  Mystical mood is counted as one of the important and elaborative topics of Islamic Gnosticism and Sufism. In his demeanor, the seeker has to purify the self from whims to achieve excellence. Accordingly achieving mystical levels causes refinement of the inside and as a result he would gain enough preparation and competence to receive mystical mood. "Adjacency" is one of the most important mystical moods that in addition to its high position in glorious Quran, has a high importance and value in Gnostics’ works, to such an extent that a few number of poets and writers can be found that haven't used mystical mood, especially the adjacency. Although some writers have not considered this directly, in most of the texts written till the end of sixth Hijri century, its fundamental axes that are “pre-annihilation adjacency and post-annihilation adjacency” have been mentioned. <br />In this article, through the study of existing Persian and Arabic mystical books till the end of sixth Hijri century, different dimensions and definitions of adjacency and a comprehensive analysis of mystical journey are provided which have a significant role in the analysis and explanation of mystical literature. <br />  https://rpll.ui.ac.ir/article_19314_f85b5fd430c4d27d955a8bcad099fcd9.pdf