Narratives and stories have long been the foundation of national literature, and national literature and storytelling have undoubtedly always been a part of human life. Except for a few tales and religious ideas, we don't know much about the former lives of humans. Even so, the history of the ancient people has reached us through narration and storytelling, and occasionally it is possible to learn about the social features of those times from these tales. Ancient literature is replete with both religious and mystical themes as well as scientific concepts. A significant portion of ancient literature is included in what is known as mystic or Sufi literature, which is a legacy of prose and literary poems produced by mystic authors or mystic poets under the influence of Sufism. This article aims to analyze different Sufi and mystic representations in old Iranian literature. The level of philosophical and folk ideas in ancient literature, the course of philosophy in Iran and its impact on Persian literature, the investigation of the origin of mysticism and the wisdom of the taste of illumination in literature, the importance of Isra'iliyyat in Persian literature, and the influence of Greek literature will all be discussed after stating the necessity and importance of the topic.
