Iran: The Easteren Middle A Philosophical Look at Comprehensiveness of Eastern and Western Aspects of Iran

Abstract

Iranian Culture and Civilization is located between two great cultures and civilizations: The first one is East Asian culture and the Second one is Greek culture. East Asia is at the eastern side of Being, the side of spirit and spirituality, and it is destined historically to turn into Nothingness. Whereas Greek is situated at the western side of Being, to which belong the corporeal and all corporealities, and its historical destiny is Being. While, what is applicable to Iranian culture and civilization is neither eastern nor western. In fact, it is universal and exhaustive embracing both East and West and inherits a kind of spiritual thinking which encompasses both eastern and western aspects. The spiritual truth of Heart in human beings, according to Muslim mystics, is a mediation between pure spirituality and pure corporeality i.e. the station of isthmus (Barzakh). Consequently, Iran has a strong interrelation with the station of Heart (Maghame –Del). Therefore, Iranian culture is in a total harmony with Islam as a universal religion.