In mystic/gnostic contexts and in theosophists’ doctrines, the topic of God’s names holds a special place, particularly broader and more important than all other mystic themes. The discussion about the attributes of Allah or the beautiful names of Allah, their resplendence and the characteristic effects of each on the human soul has covered a wide part of the mystical written works, in which sophists have proposed their thoughts on these matters.
In this research, firstly a brief literature review on the topic of God’s names has been brought forward and then, in the main part of the study, two of the most prominent written works in the field of Sufism, namely the “Kashf al-Mahjub” or the “Revelation of the Veiled” by Ali Hujwiri and the “Rawh al-Arwah” by Ahmad Sam’ani, have been thoroughly investigated, in an effort to recognize the dominance of God’s names, such as al-Lateef (The All-Subtle), ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious), al-Jameel (The Most Beautiful), on the devotee’s conscience and their practical differences and similarities from these two mystic writers’ point of view. Lastly, the writers’ reflection methods and the literary arts they have used throughout the writing of their books have been deliberated.
Literary Research
