Anti-habituation has been a prominent feature of true mysticism in all ages, and the mystic on two levels of language and meaning, has always adopted devices with wiping the dust of habit, reveal the face of truth and show the contrast between the two. Abandonment of ha
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Anti-habituation has been a prominent feature of true mysticism in all ages, and the mystic on two levels of language and meaning, has always adopted devices with wiping the dust of habit, reveal the face of truth and show the contrast between the two. Abandonment of habits and customs and courtesies are necessary conditions for a mystical journey. Mystics’ anti-habituation has shown itself in various fields such as pride, imitation, hereditary prejudices, attention to misconceptions, etc. concerning heretical words uttered in time of spiritual ecstasy, mystics have portrayed the utmost anti-habituation and in a way that is out of the ordinary. In the society, anti-habituation has also found various manifestations, as these kinds of anti-habituations can be seen in the poems of Ibn Arabi. This study has been written in a descriptiveanalytical method with the aim of explaining the various aspects of anti-habituation in Ibn Arabi's mystical poems. The findings indicate that anti-habituation is evident in Ibn Arabi's poems in the form of insight and speech, as well as action and circumstances. And real anti-habituation occurs when it has both characteristics. According to Ibn Arabi, truth emerges when it becomes free of habit, because habit is the greatest cloak in all aspects of human life. In his view, it is necessary to free the human mind from habits, imitation and prejudice so that it sees the truth as it is.
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