The Theological problem of fatalism and free will as reflected in Molana's Mathnavi
Subject Areas : Persian Language and LiteratureSeyyed Mohammad khaled Ghafari 1
1 - Azad University of sanandaj
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The problem of fatalism and free will is not only one the most sophisticated issues of Islamic Theology, but it is also an issue which has stepped beyond the limits of the religious schools and Teachings; from the very ancient times, it has occupied man's mind and both the mystic and the Plebeian have been contemplating it. Various expressions and interpretations such as: Chance and Fortune; Destiny and fate are suggestive of the fact there is a sort of natural belief in the authority of Determinism over man's life; on the other hand, the contemplation and choice of action in human Being which the reflection of the power of free will is is one of man's inborn peculiarities. Molana Jalalladein Mohammad Balkhi, too, who is one of the most persistent deliberators of man's figures, has not stayed aloof from the problem ; rather, in his noble mathnavi and in difficult stories and on various occasions , he, on the pretext of argumentation and controversy among the characters of the stories, has brought up the conflicting ideas of Islamic rationalists on the issue of Fatalism and Free Will , and has somehow based his their opposing and contradictory ideas on Koranic verses , traditions , historical and logical reasoning's that the reader of the Mathnavi sometimes become so perplexed that s/ he is unable to decide to prefer one over the other one ; and more importantly , Molana himself which theory to choose.In this article , it has been attempted to study the various cases of Fatalism and free will as reflected in molana's mathnavi, and to compare them with the Sunnite theological views [Asharites, Maturideyya and the Mo'tazela (Separatists)]; and then, Molana's specific view on this issue will be explained
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