An Examination of the Components and Elements of Magical Realism in the Risalah Qushayriyah and Tartib al-Suluk and Its Reflection in Iranian Culture and Art of the Fifth Century

Magic realism is a narrative technique that blends the impossible and unbelievable with everyday reality. Gabriel García Márquez represents one of the finest practitioners of this style in Latin American literature. In mystical literature, magic realism has manifested in various forms, notably in works such as Tadhkirat al-Awliya, Asrar al-Tawhid, and Risalat al-Qushayri, each containing distinctive instances of this mode. Examining the elements of realism in these works and their reflection in the culture and art of their period illuminates the nature of realism during this historical era.