the writer has, in this article, dealt with imam"s mystical references in comparison with other mystical schools, and enumerated the features of imam"s mysticism. these features include: epicality, people - considerateness and god - orientedness, mixture of philosophical rationality with mystical intuitionism, purity from paradoxes and innovations, and association between religious law, spiritual path, and reality. the writer considers imam"s and practical mysticism, namely in - religious - islamic sour ced, especially the quran, since imam regards all quranic verses, except verses of ordinances, as containing mystical doctrines. also, in this article, the mystical aspect of miracle of the quran and the closeness of mystical language to the quran are st udied, and the quran is introduced as a criterion and touchstone of rightness and wrongness of mystics" viewpoints and practical wayfaring. in the end, the manifestation of the quran in imam"s mysticism concerning the concept of meeting with god, ontolog y, and animism, is studied.
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