Manners of the Man’s Relation with God in Mawlānā’s and Tresa’s Viewpoint

Subject Areas : Christianity

B.  Qanbarī ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2014-11-24 Accepted : 2014-11-24 Published : 2007-03-21

Keywords: Divine Love, prayer, interior castle,

Abstract :

God is the central theme in mysticism. Therefore, all the mystics’endeavors are in direct of establishing a relation with Him. During the historyof different mystical traditions, various paths are recommended for suchcommunication. In both Islamic and Christian mystical traditions, mysticshave both theorized and practiced in various kinds. Although these twotraditions, have some similarities for a comparative study, but their differentattitudes toward God and man has caused some divergences too. InChristianity, God enters into the course of the history within the Christ’s bodyand causes a totally different relation by His incarnation. It is obvious thatsuch a God is not comparable with Islamic concept of the unconditioned God.Instead of all these facts, in both traditions God has personification and this istheir most significant similarity that facilitates a comparison.Tresa of Avila and Jalāl al-Dīn Mohammad Mawlawī, are among themost significant mystics of these two traditions. Both Tresa and Mawlānā,have considered a personal relation with God as the basis of their journeytowards Him, and their works testify to this fact. This survey may besignificant in opening a new view to comparative studies of mysticism. TheAuthor’s method is phenomenological and comparative. At first, a concisebiography of Tresa is reported, but for Mawlānā’s reputation among thereaders, the author has withheld from referring to his biography.