A comparative study of Rumi's Masnavi and the interpretations of the Holy Quran on the issue of the relationship between the Messenger of God and God and the people

Subject Areas : Nameh Elahiyat

Zahra Hassanvand ¹ , Mohammad Hossein Tavanaiee ² , Mohammad Reza Movahedi ³ , Mohammad Ali Ayazi ⁴

1 - PhD student in Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Qom University, Qom, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-03-16 Accepted : 2022-08-23 Published : 2022-04-21

Keywords: Masnavi Manavi, worship, Quranic commentaries, the Messenger of God, orbital guardianship,

Abstract :

Rumi in Masnavi introduces us to the esoteric behavior and personality of the Messenger of God. With the poetry of Rumi; While understanding the Qur'anic teachings more, from the modeling position of the divine prophets (especially the Holy Prophet), a poet can always be a model and apply them in material and spiritual life. This article, by studying Rumi's poems and comparing it with Quranic interpretations, while recognizing the personality of the Prophet (PBUH) in the way presented in Masnavi, by referring to Quranic verses and interpretations below the Quranic evidence, similarities and differences in the image of the Prophet (PBUH) in the Qur'an and Masnavi. For this important, he extracted three components of the relationship between the Messenger of God, the relationship of the Prophet with the people and the Prophet in the position of lover and beloved from Masnavi based on the book Sea to Sea by Allameh Jafari, and compared each of these dimensions in Masnavi and Quranic interpretations. Is. The method of the present research is based on the theoretical and analytical library method and has been extracted using first-hand sources (books, dissertations, articles, etc.) and using phishing. Findings of this research: In the Qur'an, the relationship of the Prophet with the people is perceived based on the will, guardianship of the people and the intercession of the Prophet, and the relationship of the Messenger of God with God is based on worship, servitude, obedience and infallibility of the Prophet; But in Masnavi.