THE LITERARY IMAGE OF MENTOR AND STUDENT IN SUFI LITERATURE

The current article is devoted to the common views to the literary images of mentor and student in eastern Sufi literature. Moreover, the paper covers some significant information and opinions on the topic from the literary works of Makhmud Shabistari, namely, Gulshani Raz. There are focused mainly two English translations of Gulshani Raz; by Edward Whinfield in XX century and Florence Lederer in XX century. The investigations are based on qualitative research and methodology.