Iranian Political Science Association Research Letter of Political Science 1735790X 11 3 2016 08 22 Case assessment refuse the establishment of political thought based on mystical thought Case assessment refuse the establishment of political thought based on mystical thought 205 237 300 FA Yadollah Honari Latifpour Journal Article 2016 08 22 Understanding the nature of "mysticism" as an important part of the Intellectual heritage of Iran and evaluating its relationship with the "political thought" and explaining and elaborating on its ability and capacity to establish normative political thought is the main purpose of this article. In spite of approaches that believe to incompatibility of political thought and mysticism, in this paper by use of interpretative method and study of some of important mystical texts we have showed that proportions like the world escape, individualism, esotericism, elitism and anti-rationalism that according to some statements by the defendants of incompatibility the political thought and mystical thought, have typically been used selective and will never lead to no purpose.<br />Instead there are the signs in the mystical tradition such as companionship, tolerance, generosity ,Friendship and ..., that prove the compatibility of mysticism and political and civil thought, or at least seriously challenge the "refusal" approach. Understanding the nature of "mysticism" as an important part of the Intellectual heritage of Iran and evaluating its relationship with the "political thought" and explaining and elaborating on its ability and capacity to establish normative political thought is the main purpose of this article. In spite of approaches that believe to incompatibility of political thought and mysticism, in this paper by use of interpretative method and study of some of important mystical texts we have showed that proportions like the world escape, individualism, esotericism, elitism and anti-rationalism that according to some statements by the defendants of incompatibility the political thought and mystical thought, have typically been used selective and will never lead to no purpose.<br />Instead there are the signs in the mystical tradition such as companionship, tolerance, generosity ,Friendship and ..., that prove the compatibility of mysticism and political and civil thought, or at least seriously challenge the "refusal" approach. http://www.ipsajournal.ir/article_300_94f6d7e04a4d452035300f18b984988c.pdf