Ma`rifat Falsafi

The tendency towards mysticism and spirituality has, at one time, as mystical tradition and at another, as individual tendency, been common among different nations from time immemorial .As an example one can mention ancient eastern traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christian and Muslim mystical traditions .Both philosophy and mysticism are nowadays, as previously, among interesting and popular subjects in Islamic circles and seminaries . As a new subject in modern times, philosophy of mysticism consists of rational reflections on mysticism .A philosopher, as an outsider, studies mysticism, its reality, rudiments, methodology and relations with other things . The present discussion covers questions such as the nature of mysticism, the validity and epistemological value of mystical findings, the difference between experience and interpretation, the relation between mysticism and reason, mystical language and the relation between mysticism and ethics.