There are so many similarities between some cultures and civilizations as to say that the principle of
Communicating Vessels is common among them. Therefore, Sufism in Iran has the status of philosophy in Greece, especially the Sufism of the first period – before the sixth century – which has been interpreted as Sufism of the
intuition in contrast to the Sufism of later centuries, i.e. Sufism of the
rhetoric and of the
deception. The ideas and concepts in the Sufism of the first period as well as the words and deeds of some famous Sufis, especially the Sufis of Khorasan, confirm this proposition. For example, manifestations of Greek rationality, crystallized in the behavior and speech of Socrates of Athens, can be found in the behavior and speech of Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr of Mihana. In this paper, using the analytical-descriptive method and the comparative approach, we have determined the commonalities in the words and deeds of Socrates and Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr, and have tried to prove the principle that “water stands at the same level in all communicating vessels”.
