Black Light in Mysticism from the Perspective of Asiri Lahiji مقالة

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The purpose of presenting this issue is to introduce the black light in mystical conduct; the important point is how and with what definitions this belief has been accepted by some mystics, specifically Asiri Lahiqi; such that they have used it in meanings like: the light of Iblis, considering the light of the attributes of Majesty (Jalali) as darkness, multiplicities and determinations, seeing lights as a veil, and especially as a metaphor for the light of the Essence of Truth (Haqq). In this article, the nature of the Lord's eternal light, especially the black light, in the path of the mystics' recognition is discussed, specifically in the Sharh Mafatih al-I'jaz by Lahiqi on Golshan-e Raz by Sheikh Mahmoud Shabestari, and the presentation of the views of some experts in this regard; because the subject of black light exists in the mystical works of previous centuries in books such as Tamhidat by Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani, in the works of Muhyiddin ibn Arabi, Mirsad al-Ibad by Najm al-Din Razi, Golshan-e Raz by Sheikh Mahmoud Shabestari, Sharh Golshan-e Raz by Sa'in al-Din Turka Isfahani, and in Mafatih al-I'jaz by Lahiqi, etc. (Shabistari, 1386: verses 122 and 124) Sa'in al-Din, another commentator of Gulshan-e Raz, such as Lahiqi, believes that "blackness" is a metaphor for the Light of the Essence of the Truth, which in the stage of pure unity becomes the captor of the light of sight, and the external powers and senses cannot perceive it.