A Comparative Study of Approaches Toward Islamic Beliefs in Resurrection and its Reflection on Rumi's Masnavi and Shabestary'sGolshan-e-Raaz
Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism
Parvin Golizadeh
1
(
دانشیار گروه زبان و ادبیّات فارسی دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز
)
Keywords: Death, Rumi, Shabestary, Resurrection, physical and spiritual resurrection,
Abstract :
The proximity of mysticism with Islam, and the extensive relationship of mystical education with Sharia issues and special principles of Islam, and the effectiveness of poets, writers, and especially Islamic mystics and doctrines throughout the history of Persian poetry and literature, have always led to the creation of comprehensive works of art in the field of Iranian Islamic mysticism. Special capability of mystics and great scholars of philosophy and Islamic philosophy has caused the combination of these two fields, namely mysticism and Islamic education, and has added to their general coverage, too. In this regard, Rumi and Shabestary, regardless of their common grounds of beliefs in ideology and personal style, had been able to project their doctrines totally in their remaining works of art, out of which believing in physical and spiritual resurrection is a common issue in their worldview. Although the attention toward tenets and attitudes in Masnavi-e-Ma'navi by Rumi is more, due to a large amount of points available, and lesser in Golshan-e-Raaz, on account of restricted points available, than other similar issues, it can designate fresh and unique researches per se so that the writers endeavor to investigate the matter of resurrection comparatively in the minds of Rumi and Shabestary base on evidences of Islamic tenets and trainings, so that some of the dogmas and beliefs of some mystic poets of this kind could be revealed
