Yasin Esmaeely
Abstract
The mysticism and Sufism in Persian poetry gained strength with Sana'i and attained its peak in Mathnawi Ma'anavi. Maulawi's Mathnawi has been in the spotlight of litterateur and mystics ...
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The mysticism and Sufism in Persian poetry gained strength with Sana'i and attained its peak in Mathnawi Ma'anavi. Maulawi's Mathnawi has been in the spotlight of litterateur and mystics throughout the chronicle of Persian literature. In the contemporary era, it has also appeal to the attention of investigations and scholar. Maulawi's Mathnawi is compiled in six parts. The six parts of this book are now known by the term "Daftar = Book". From the beginning, Maulawi had a plan of six parts to complete the Mathnawi, but he did not classify the six parts of the book with a particular and equable name and title. In this investigation, consideration the orgins that have been written about Maulawi and Mathnawi, this moot point has been investigated.About the topic of the present investigation, so far nothing has been written either in the form of an essay or in the establishment of books that are related to the life of Maulawi and his mystical compartment. The current investigation was conducted in a library and its purpose is that to answer the following questions: What interpretations and titles did Maulawi use to name section of the Mathnawi? What interpretations did Maulawi's relatives and disciples who wrote books about his life use? What titles have the commentators and scholiast of the Mathnawi used? What changes have been made in naming the six sections of the Mathnawi over time?
