The idea of unity of existence in the poems of Mikha'il Na'ima and Sohrab Sepehri (A comparative study)

Abstract

Michael Naima and Sohrab Sepehri, are two of the great contemporary poets in Arabic and Persian literature. Studying their mystical ideas, regardless of their eastern and Islamic origins, helps us to know the mystical literature. Among these ideas is the theory of unity of existence, which has philosophical and mystical principles. This theory that believes With the unity of existence among all beings, it has a special place in the world of mysticism and philosophy. This article deals with a comparative study of the issue of unity of existence in the poems of Michael Naima and Sohrab Sepehri on the basis of the descriptive and analytical approach. The results indicate that despite the divergence of their era, there are common points in the idea marked by unity of existence in their views, including the manifestation of the sacred divine essence in existence, the consideration of man as a light from the existence of God, and the knowledge of the human self comes at the forefront of the knowledge of God. In his mystical ideas for Michael Naima