The Fundamental Principles of Aesthetics in Islamic Mysticism

Aesthetics in Islamic mysticism is based on the principles derived from the holy Quran and Prophet's Sunnah and is considered in areas such as semantics, ontology, epistemology, and axiology. For example, in ontological foundations, God is the principle and source of beauty in all the worlds of existence, and the world is the manifestation of divine beauty and has a sacred dimension. Everything that exists in the world of existence, whether in the form of Nasut(the world of mankind) or unseen worlds, is a manifestation of the existence of a singly unity and is characterized by all the divine attributes and names, including the attribute of beauty. Hence, Muslim mystics believe in the secret of beauty in the whole universe and consider it free from any formative ugliness.