The Mysticism of Khorasan and Ibn Arabi, the Practical Differences

Being away from the center of government, Khorasan has always been the center of Sufism, as has been considered by Shiites and political opponents. Sufism of Khorasan has a very interesting story that disregarding it would lead to the inadequate understanding of Islamic mysticism. The Sufism which is talked about to nowadays is the result of Khorasan school reactions to Ibn Arabi and his interpreters both in practice and in theory (pantheism). Khorasan elder conducts have been influential in their theoretical ideas, thereby they found basic and fundamental differences between themselves and the school of Ibn Arabi. The emergence of the theory of “Special way” after “Shottar” could be justified only by exploring these differences. Political incentives, social, cultural and any other differentiations are not as important as the theoretical and practical differences, so the depth of initial objections to this issue by the mystics Khorasan school is intensified.