Study of Music Instrumental Role in Achieving Mystical Cognition

Abstract

Mystical music, is the output of the mixture of mystical literature and
the music world. Since mystical music is a reflection of pure mystical
emotions and imagination so it's result can lead to mystical feelings.
Amongst Sufis and many of musicians, this kind of music is known to
be a facility to grow the spirits (anagogy) and mystical journey and
behavior (Seyr va Solook). This usage of music in the Samā’ (The
whirling dance of Dervishes), will have a thorough pose in a way that
some of Sufis would regard it as an obligation to reach high mystical
stages. But even this kind of usage is not thoroughly acceptable amongst
Sufis themselves. Moreover the obligatory of music to unveil the fact
high in the knowledge sky is in doubt except in very specific occasions.
This essay has tried to analyze the influence of music in spiritual
journey and mystical intuition.

  • Receive Date: 29 January 2023
  • Revise Date:
  • Accept Date: 29 January 2023
  • Publish Date: 23 September 2014