A Study on the Effect of Quranic Stories of Determined Prophets on Initial Mystical - Educational Persian Works

In a significant part of mystical writings written to teach the basics of mysticism, the authors have used Qur'anic stories to explain their views. The present study examines the function of the Qur'anic stories of Determined Prophets in five important Persian mystical works through a library method and shows that the story of Miqat of Prophet Moses has the highest frequency in the description of the views and mystical expressions and in most cases has been raised in opposition to the Ascension of the Prophet Mohammad. This story has been widely used to explain the importance of the Elder and his unquestioning obedience. Consequently, the story of Prophet Ibrahim was presented in all five works in order to explain the terms of submission, gathering, observation, seeking, enthusiasm, and so on. The story of the Ascension of Prophet Mohammad has been considered in two books, "The Treatise of Qashiriyya" and "Abhar Al-Asheqin" and the story of Jesus has been discussed only in "Abhar Al-Asheqin" in order to explain the issue of Meeting God that this article studies all of them in details.