Life through Death in Rumi’s Story of the Boatman and the Grammarian: A Thematic and Symbolic Analysis
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The following study
examines the story/parable of the Grammarian and the Boatman within the Mathnavī
of Rumi. We have striven to provide an account of the allegorical aspect of the
story and the messages that Rumi attempted to convey. We demonstrated that the
primary objective of the story is to signify the Sufi concept of maḥv
(self-effacement/annihilation) and prioritize it in the life of the Sufi
disciple. We examined and analyzed how the theme of maḥv is presented
through an earthly experience, and explored the symbols Rumi, and the Sufis for
that matter, utilized in conveying their teachings. We have also drawn
parallels with Qur’anic verses, prophetic teachings, and the teachings of
earlier Sufi masters. The Sufi epistemological approach, the experiential
knowledge, has been the primary examination of our research, and we drew
attention to how the Sufi masters imparted knowledge to their audience. Other
poetic formulations of Rumi in various parts of Mathnavī have been
enlisted to elucidate the author’s mindset on the theory of knowledge. Similar
attestations of other Sufi mystics have also been utilized in this survey and
the mutual objectives of other Sufis have been analyzed. We have striven to
maintain an analytical approach and provided an expository formulation of the
Sufis on the nature of epistemology.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Din Araştırmaları
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Kasım 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
18 Temmuz 2019
Kabul Tarihi
27 Ekim 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 60 Sayı: 2
