The Manifestation of Muhammadan Lights upon the Vessel of Mystical Poetry in Sanai's Hadiqat al-Haqiqa, the Four Masnavis of Attar, and Rumi's Masnavi-ye Manavi, and Its Reflection in the Painting School of Qazvin

The mystics' way of attaining knowledge and truth differs entirely from that pursued by scholars of learning and discourse. The mystics' method rests on unveiling and direct vision. Along this path, the more earnestly and profoundly the mystic strives to purge himself of impurity and corruption, the more his heart becomes prepared to receive the lights of truth — however much the scholars of learning and philosophy may dispute with them continuously. The mystics insist that the only path lead...