Anwar-e Ma`rifat

In mystical terms "Ta'vil" means referring to the origin of something. For a long time, the researchers of theology have considered all phenomena, such as the human soul and words, as having essence (heart and nature) and multiple levels as well as higher stages of existence. In Ibn Arabi's mystical school, all beings have intellect and speech and are the manifestations of an existential reality; there is no real difference between them and they all can be interpreted. Since the heart of things, words, and people have an existential connection with one another, and according to the rule "everything has everything in it ", all beings and even non-corresponding and parallel worlds are related to each other, discovering the truth of each of them leads to an interpretation that contributes to the (relative) discovery of the rest of them. This is a type of mystical interpretation (Ta'vil) that is not sufficiently considered in Western and Islamic schools. This research seeks to explain this interpretation (Ta'vil) and its foundations. It also examines the relationship between existence and Ta'vil in two arcs of ascent and descent, i.e. in the process of interpretation, one should go through the reverse process of the arc of descent (the decline and emergence of existence) in the form of existential names to the level of verbal existence. By eliminating the limitations of beings, one should reach all interfering (longitudinal) and even parallel (transverse) hearts. One of the results of this paper is the acceptance of creativity and plurality of interpretations and readings of the truth. Yet, every emanation has fixed principles whose hearts refer to, and as a result, the rulings of each level of meaning should not be applied to other levels.