Silence and Quietude from Mystics Viewpoint

Spiritual journey has got its own constituents، formalities، and conditions. One of the constituents is known to be silence and quietude. In the Koran and relations، silence has always been addressed as an exalted icon and value. In mystical prose and poetry، too، silence is a pre-condition of solitude and one of the means of achieving mystical perfection، having some advantages and consequences. Some mystics assume tariqa principles as silence itself. Since silence is of various types، there are different comments and beliefs concerning Sufis'' silence so that some prefer to be silent and some would rather talk. As far as possible، this paper tries to first analyze the concept of silence and quietude in the Koran and relations and key mystical literature، and then deal with Masnavi Ma''navi in which mystical silence and quietude are reflected and has got special manifestation.