The Selection of Mersad-ol ‘Ebad

The book Mersad ol-Ebad, which was written in the seventh century AH - one of the most important periods in the history of Sufism in Iran - by Najmuddin Razi, nicknamed the Dayeh (midwife), apart from its significance in terms of teaching the principles of Sufism, it is so important for perfect prose and rhythmic rhetoric that the great masters have called it “absolute magic”. The Selection of Mersad ol-Ebad which is written by Dr. Reza Anzabi Nejad includes a short introduction about the life of Najmuddin Razi and the literary and mystical values of Mersad ol-Ebad, selected texts, and its description. In the description and explanation of the texts, special attention has been paid to the terms of Sufism, the elders and grandees of Sufism, the common themes of the text with the poems of the poets before and after Najmuddin Dayeh, Sufi beliefs, and historical words.