Shiraz University Journal of Poetry Studies (boostan Adab) 2008-8183 17 1 2025 04 21 The Evolution of Soluk in Attar’s Sheikh San’an Story Based on the Concept of "Fusion of the Horizons" in Gadamer's Hermeneutics The Evolution of Soluk in Attar’s Sheikh San’an Story Based on the Concept of "Fusion of the Horizons" in Gadamer's Hermeneutics 55 70 7640 10.22099/jba.2024.47927.4426 FA Mojgan Eyvazi Assistant Prof of English, Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages, Payame Noor University, Tehran , Iran Davoud Ramezani Parsa PhD in Persian Language and Literature, Tehran, Iran Graduated with a master's degree in English language and literature, Tehran, Ian Mohammadhossain Nikdarasl Associate Prof in Persian Language and Literature of Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran Journal Article 2024 04 03  <br /><strong> </strong>In mystical literature, Attar Neishaburi has a very privileged position, so that imagining mystical literature without him means ignoring a large and influential volume of this literary genre. From a historical point of view, he stands between Senai as the first prominent poet of mystical literature and Mowlavi, the greatest poet of mystical literature in the Persian language. Among all the stories of Attar, the story of Sheikh San’an has a special place in a way that it has long been desired by the researchers in the field of mysticism. The language of mysticism is an interpretable language by nature, and this point is where this type of literature meets hermeneutics. To prove this point of view, it is enough to pay attention to the fact that the beginning of Western hermeneutics also goes back to the interpretation of religious and mystical books, including the German theologian Schleiermacher. Hermeneutic criticism, after appearing through the views of the Protestant theologian Schleiermacher, found new horizons with Dilthey and after him Heidegger, and ended up in Gadamer's thought. By designing and explaining concepts such as "horizon of fusion", "history of influence", "tradition" and "prejudice", as well as distancing himself from the "author's intention" and relying on "understanding" resulting from dialectics, Gadamer defined the role of the reader. It highlights and opens a new window on literary criticism and text reading.<br />   <br /><strong> </strong>In mystical literature, Attar Neishaburi has a very privileged position, so that imagining mystical literature without him means ignoring a large and influential volume of this literary genre. From a historical point of view, he stands between Senai as the first prominent poet of mystical literature and Mowlavi, the greatest poet of mystical literature in the Persian language. Among all the stories of Attar, the story of Sheikh San’an has a special place in a way that it has long been desired by the researchers in the field of mysticism. The language of mysticism is an interpretable language by nature, and this point is where this type of literature meets hermeneutics. To prove this point of view, it is enough to pay attention to the fact that the beginning of Western hermeneutics also goes back to the interpretation of religious and mystical books, including the German theologian Schleiermacher. Hermeneutic criticism, after appearing through the views of the Protestant theologian Schleiermacher, found new horizons with Dilthey and after him Heidegger, and ended up in Gadamer's thought. By designing and explaining concepts such as "horizon of fusion", "history of influence", "tradition" and "prejudice", as well as distancing himself from the "author's intention" and relying on "understanding" resulting from dialectics, Gadamer defined the role of the reader. It highlights and opens a new window on literary criticism and text reading.<br />  https://jba.shirazu.ac.ir/article_7640_359168beca340f4ca0bc218b56c6f000.pdf