Contrast and interaction between the Beauty and Majesty in Molana's Masnavi
Subject Areas : Mystical (with literary and artistic features)
Ali Asghar Abedi
1
,
ahmad zakeri
2
1 - .D. student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Letterse and Humanities, Islamic Azad University , Karaj Branch,karaj, Iran.
Keywords: Beauty, Majesty, Paradox, Molavi, Masnavi,
Abstract :
Irfan and Sufism have acquired a religious aspect wherever it has been formed. However, the mystics, dissimilar to Shari'ah believers, have perceived religion from an aesthetic point of view. Relying on their personal experiences and in-depth study of the Shari'ah and their enlightened perception, they have de-habituated faith and tried to familiarize the public with the source of religious beliefs. This attitude to religious perception has gradually created a mystical system with different structures. Meanwhile, the most fundamental element is the name or word, the whole existence is created by its manifestation. As in Islam and Islamic mysticism, the term "be" is the creator of existence. In the present article, the contrast and interaction of two words or the names Beauty and Majesty (Jalal and Jamal), which are the source of all creations in the two spheres of God's power and grace and the foundation of the movement and dynamics of existence is discussed in the Masnavi of Molana. The data of this article was collected by the library method and analyzed descriptively. Reflecting on the manifestation of Beauty and Majesty data and their vast territory illustrates that Molana, while focusing on the opposition of these two, always considered Beauty before Majesty and according to his romantic attitude towards existence, considered divine Majesty a kind of beauty or divine grace to mankind.
