Esoterism (or dealing with inward aspect of things) with regard to the unity of existence and centralizing God can be considered as the main basis of Mowlavi’s world-view. Explaining esoterism in three dimensions of being the origin, the content and the end, we try to deal with the figurative-ness of the world of form and its characteristics such as limitation, plurality, unreality, destruction...

Some texts, especially mystical and literary, are so intricate and labyrinthine that can be interpreted differently. These various interpretations sometimes result from the interior aspect of the texts, based on semantical understanding, and sometimes arise from their exterior aspect, based on different ways of reading the texts. Accordingly, while in another article along with other interprete...

One of the cores of Mathnavi is that it contains precious jewels from the holy Quran, prophetic traditions and their explanations and interpretations in such a way that some authorities believe it is a mystical and poetical commentary of the holy Quran and traditions. In this article, an attempt is made to find the factors, motives and reasons that lead Mowlavi to semantic interpretation of ho...

Mathnavi is a collection of relatively varied contrasts wherein the opposition of the two worlds constitutes one of the most important foundations of the poet’s thought. In the constellation of Molavi’s thoughts, the dominance of the Unseen world over the Visible world is constantly palpable. The discussion of ‘return’ is one of the foundations of his thought, leading us toward the Unseen world...

This paper examines the nature of language in the works of Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi and consists of three sections: Language and Reality in Rumi; the Complex view of Language in Fihi ma Fihi (the Discourses of Rumi); and, Poetry and Mysticism in Rumi. The paper discusses three main topics: Rumi's ambivalent attitude to language, which is seen as both a means of conveying truth and guidance and...