Description and allegory of the world from the perspective of the Holy Quran and Masnavi Ma'navi

Subject Areas : Two quarterly scientific commentary of the revelation texts

Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi Darvishi ¹ , yadollh maleki ²

1 - PhD, Department of Quranic and Hadith, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad. Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad,, Iran.

Received: 2020-05-19 Accepted : 2021-01-28 Published : 2021-02-19

Keywords: world, Masnavi, Quran, allegory, Molana (Rumi),

Abstract :

In the transcendent school of the Holy Quran, like other schools of human thought, including the school of Molana (Rumi), there are many discussions about the world, the allegory of the world and its examples. The Holy Quran as the most complete school and also Molana (Rumi) in Masnavi Ma'navi by referring to Quranic school have dealt with this issue. This research has studied the allegories of the world from the perspective of both the Holy Quran and Masnavi simultaneously, using descriptive-analytical, statistical and technical methods, and using Quranic and literary articles along with interpretive explanations and databases. It was found that the use of allegory in theology is a basic way to explain and clarify abstract teachings in a tangible way. Moreover, this article is an answer to the question of how Molana's (Rumi's) works are compared with the Holy Quran in explaining the world and allegory of the world and how he is influenced by the Holy Quran. Studies show that the Holy Quran has praised and blamed the world in several verses. Molana has been inspired by the Qur'anic descriptions of the world in many stories and anecdotes and has presented the world in a symbolic way. The results show that the frequency of allegorical condemnations of the world in these two valuable sources is far more significant than the allegorical praises of the world, the invitation to the world and worldliness to the extent that the world and worldly blessings fade beside the blessings of the hereafter.