On the Understanding of “Intellect” from Maulana's View

Subject Areas : Persian Language and Literature

Nasrin Barzanjeh ¹ (Azad University of sanandaj)

Received: 2010-01-05 Accepted : 2010-04-30 Published : 2010-05-22

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Abstract :

“Intellect” is the spirit's interpreter; the Name of God is the Assembler of all the names and its general locus of manifestation is the prophetic light (light of Mohammad) which has been interpreted as the “Greater Spirit” and “Universal Intellect”. In the view of the Sufis, “Intellect” is a means for worshipping God. In the preface of this piece of writing, the views of Islamic wise people and Sufis will be briefly explained, and then Maulana's view on the Subject will be analyzed. Reasoning is the intellectual transfer of concepts; thus in the first part, Maulana's method of reasoning in Mathnavi will be dealt with; in the second part, different types of intellect from Maulana's view will be enumerated, and in the third part, Intellect's symbolizing reflected in Mathnvi will be studied.