This article explains three major Sufi themes of Maḥmūd Shabistarī’s Gulshan-i rāz as connected by the point-circle metaphor that captures the illusory state of a circle formed by the fast motion of a point. Inspired by Ibn ʿArabī, Shabistarī employs this metaphor in his poetic presentation of the unity of being, the existential state of the human soul, and the bifurcation of religious knowledge and practice into exoteric and esoteric with its implications for the relation between prophethood and sainthood. The article explains these themes mostly in light of Shams al-Dīn Lāhījī’s renowned commentary, Mafātīḥ al-iʿjāz. The analysis of some key verses on the above themes in Shabistarī’s Gulshan-i rāz and the corresponding comments from Lāhījī demonstrates the significance of Akbarian Sufi philosophy in the intellectual and literary life of Persians since late medieval times.

本文解释了MaḥmūdShabistarī的Gulshan- irāz的三个主要苏菲主题，这些主题通过点圆隐喻进行连接，该点隐喻捕获了点的快速运动形成的圆的虚幻状态。在伊本·阿拉比（IbnʿArabī）的启发下，沙比斯达里（Shabistarī）在他关于存在的统一性，人类灵魂的生存状态以及宗教知识和实践的分歧分为诗性的表达时运用了这个隐喻，这对先知与圣贤之间的关系产生了影响。本文主要根据Shamsal-DīnLāhījī著名的评论《Mafātīḥal-iʿjāz》来解释这些主题。Shabistarī的Gulshan-i raz中关于上述主题的一些关键经文的分析 拉希吉（Lāhījī）的相应评论表明，自中世纪晚期以来，阿克巴里（Akbarian）苏菲哲学在波斯人的思想和文学生活中就具有重要意义。