Freedom is a concept that mystics, politics, and political philosophers granted an
especial attention to its nature and identity. In the work of Muslim, the inter
predation of freedom and liberty has been repeated several times in its moralconductive meaning and visible and invisible barriers and the way of freedom from
bondages are represented In this paper, the writer firstly introduces types of
freedom and represents several definitions of it based on Muslim mystics’ view
point. In the second chapter, he attempts to compares different definitions of
freedom with similar concepts and subjects like servitude and Sufism and comments
about their relation. In the present chapter, it is shown that freedom is not conflict
with servitude or Sufism, but also they have same meanings. In other words, words
of Muslim mystic prove that achievement to Sufism and real servitude is not
possible without achievement to freedom and independency; but for most of
mystics there is no relation between freedom and few them that considered liberty
as freedom from gods rules and commands have been criticized theoretically and
practically by great mystics.
Source: Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture
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