The Study of the Concept of Intercession from the Perspective of Ghazali’s Manteq-al -Teir and Rumi’s Masnavi

Subject Areas : Mystical (with literary and artistic features)

Ashour  Hasanzadhe Arb ¹ (Ph.D. student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Shushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran.)
Fredoon  Tahmasbi ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Shushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran.)
Farzanh  Sorkhy ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Shushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran.)
Ali  Gatifroz ⁴ (Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Ahvaz Branch, Payam Noor University, Ahvaz, Iran.)

Received: 2022-02-09 Accepted : 2022-06-29 Published : 2023-09-23

Keywords: Rumi, Ghazali, mercy, Intercession, Masnavi,

Abstract :

Intercession is an interpretive, theological issue and one of the pillars of Islamic beliefs. Inspired by the verses of the Qur'an, Muslims have accepted the principle of intercession and mediation between divine prophets and saints and God Almighty and the people. By consensus, the prophethood of the prophets and saints on the Day of Judgment has been agreed upon by all Islamic religions; The present article, while explaining the concept, nature and scope of intercession in the monotheistic and Maadi system, after explaining the Quranic documents and the position of different theological schools on the subject of intercession, has examined the views of Ghazali and Rumi in Masnavi. Looking at the Masnavi, it becomes clear that the scope of Rumi for intercession is wider than the beliefs of most thinkers in the Islamic world; The Asharites and Mutazilites consider the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) as an intercessor and have not offered a specific theory about other Shafi'is. The Mutazilites consider intercession to increase the blessings of the believers in Paradise; Every prophet is the intercessor of his nation. But from Rumi's monotheistic point of view, the Almighty has mercy on his wrath, and God's standard in creation and resurrection is mercy and benevolence.

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