Jurisprudence and Mysticism Necessity of a Mystical Approach to Jurisprudence and Quranic Verses on Commandments

Although the issue of mystical approach to the inner layers of the Quranand meanings of its verses has been a focal point of discussions of the Muslimscholars, particularly the mystics since old times and considerable works have beeninherited from the mystics either as exegesis or interpretation or other subjects, the issue of relationship between jurisprudence and mysticism and mystical approach to the verses of the Quran which constitute the foundation of jurisprudential decrees is relatively a new issue. The subjects of Sharia, wayfaring and truth in Islamic mysticism too is clarified in comparison with the very issue of relationship between jurisprudence and mysticism. The present paper is an attempt to discuss the necessity of a mystical approach to jurisprudence and jurisprudential verses and their reasons, circumstantial evidences and proofs. This issue is important because some thinkers consider some of the Quranic verses as clear ones and do not permit such an approach to those verses. While reflection on the Quranic method in expression of commandments, distinction between the status of Islam and status of belief in Quranic perspective and also the preference of inward aspect of religion to its outward in different religions underline the necessity of a mystical approach to the Quranic verses on commandments.