A Comparative Study of God's Friendship Signs in Prose Works and Mystical Poems by Mostamli Bokhari and Rumi)

Subject Areas : Comparative Literature Studies

Mostafa KordKatouli ¹ , maliha mahdavi ² , masood mahdian ³

1 - PhD Candidate, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran.
2 - Department of Persian Language and Literature, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran
3 - Faculty member of Islamic Azad University of Aliabad Katou

Received: 2023-09-13 Accepted : 2024-03-12 Published : 2024-06-04

Keywords: God, Friendship, Islamic mysticism, Mostamli Bokhari, Rumi, Semiotics.,

Abstract :

The topic of God's friendship is one of the most important and beautiful topics of Islamic mysticism. According to the mystics, the basis of mysticism is based on God's friendship, and the book of "Sharh al-Tarif", one of the most important prose texts and Masnavi Manavi, is one of the most important works of mystical poems, full of concepts related to God's friendship. Mostamli Bokhari, the author of the book "Sharah al-Tarif", measures every action based on love and considers knowledge of the essentials of love necessary for the seeker of the way. Rumi also considers God's love to be one of the main foundations of the right path. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to compare the signs of God's friendship in the works of mystical prose and poetry (Mostamli Bokhari and Rumi). The findings of this research using the analytical descriptive method and the use of library sources showed that claiming the friendship and love of God is not so simple from the point of view of Mostamili and Rumi, and reaching this position requires preparations and necessary preparations. Some of these tools and arrangements are self-knowledge and recognition of the high position of man, struggle with ego, purity of heart, shame and modesty. Mostamli and Rumi further believe that with such signs one can get to know God's true friends. Friends who have indicators such as Remembrance, reliance, not getting angry from calamity, fear, hope and encounter are popular.

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