Social Contexts of Renouncing World, In Islamic Mysticism and the Works of Attar

In Islamic mysticism, an unpleasant and deceitful face of the world is always shown.Attar, one of the summits of the mystical literature present an unpleasant Image of the world in his works. This is the same with what is observed in other mystical schools.but what calls the audience to resee this attitude is an undeniable harmony that joins Islamic mysticism views to some Islamic texts. In this regard, we observe the Gnostics attempt to establish some links between the world’s meaning and certain concepts that represent the dark side of the world. Such as deception, hostitity, and… ­. In this article we have considered renouncing from the world Islamic mysticism and Attar’s works and their relationship with political and social conditions.