The Nature of Religious Language from Rumi’s Point of View
Journal Title: International Multidisciplinary Journal of Pure Life (IMJPL) - Year 2022, Vol 9, Issue 30
Abstract
SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: Mystical literature has provided an extensive area in which the nature of religious language, as a common topic of philosophy and religion, can be considered from a mystical point of view as well. In the meantime, the large collection of “Masnavi-ye Ma'navi” is a paradigm example of mystical texts that helps investigate the views of its creator, Jalalu-’d-din Mohammad Rumi on the nature of religious language. Rumi (Mawlawi, Mawlana) is one of the greatest Iranian poets and probably one of the most renewed poets in world literature. METHOD AND FINDING: This paper, which was conducted with the method of qualitative research and documentary review of Rumi poems, is organized as follows: First, the seven main theories about the nature of religious language will be explained briefly. Then, some paradigm examples of “Masnavi” in which Rumi has expressed his views about religious language will be interpreted. Finally, it will be shown that, according to Rumi, religious language is mainly symbolic, then analogous, followed by univocal, and lastly equivocal. CONCLUSION: In the conclusion of the research, there will be a brief explanation of the reason behind the aforementioned order, which shows why Muslim mystics, as one of the main four groups of Muslim scholars, have chosen such a view about religious language.
Authors and Affiliations
Mousavi Karimi, Mirsaeid; Tehrani Haeri, Hamideh
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP706804
- DOI 10.22034/imjpl.2022.6992
- Views 71
- Downloads 0
Reason, A Barrier or A Bridge to Pure Life: A Comparative Study of the Poems of Rumi and Blake
SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: Although Jalaluddin Rumi and William Blake hail from different literary and cultural contexts, their poems bear interesting affinities. However, these affinities have not been fully addressed by s...
Characteristics of Near-Death Experiences (NDE) according to the Transcendent Wisdom and its Function in giving Meaning to Human Life
SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: philosophical rational analysis of Muslim philosophers about death now with reports from revived people or pre-death experiences which especially in the last century has attracted the attention of...
Allah's Days from a Religious Perspective (Indicators and Examples) and its Role in giving Meaning of Human Life
SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: Allah's Days (Ayyamullah) are remarkable days that represent milestones in the life of humanity and mark the turning point in the history of nations and individuals that bring them closer to Him t...
Ethical Considerations of Employment of Married Women from the Religious Perspective
SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: This research is about knowing the important factors to be considered by a working woman's in religious point of view. Women play a very important role in religious; First and foremost, they bear...
Analyzing the Women’s Role in the Family Economy based on Religious Teachings
SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: The issue of economy, occupation and livelihood is one of the most primitive and urgent issues that always accompany human life and form a major part of his life. The economic system governing the...