Journal of Islamic Mysticism

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Cheerfulness (Tarb), Sama dance and music and their accessories are among the symbols and metaphors in mystical literature that their appearance is in contradiction with Islamic rules (Sharia). Historical accounts indicate that the monastic ceremony was accompanied by music and singing among a group of Sufis. But the general Sufis had a symbolic and metaphorical view when they spoke of music and their instruments and accessories such as hearing and musical instruments. With the approach of descriptive literature and based on library sources, this article examines the symbolic aspect of music and its accessories in mystical literature, and in It seeks to prove the hypothesis that in most of these symbols and metaphors, "mutarb" means God, and "pir", "murshid" and "tarb" mean "divine grace" and sometimes it means any order that makes the seeker to God ecstatic. Musical instruments can also be a symbol of the seekers of God. For example, the reed is a symbol of evacuation, and instruments such as the harp and the lute are a symbol of sorrow, and in contrast, the daf and serena are a symbol of the status of ecstasy, asceticism, and intoxication of the seeker.

Keywords: Mysticism , music , instrument

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