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The Journey of little Hayy

''Mysticism and Rational Quest in Hayy Ibn Yaqzan by Ibn Tufayl''  In this paper I shall try to explore the text of Ibn Tufail’s, highlighting the key points and factors that have been described in the readings. According to the definition of Mysticism, “the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be attained through subjective experience (as intuition or insight),” and according to my understanding it is the real truth, reality or attaining direct connection to the divine, such that the finder in its search of the divinity become one with divine . The term Rational quest means "a piece of work, a strategy ( hikmat ), or observation that is completely based on logic and reasoning through natural ways ". Over all the phrase of the topic says to ''discover the spirituality or the divine by using thoughtful hypothesis, and careful observation to confirm those hypothesis by using your intellectual ( aqal )'...