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 The Cognitive Metaphors of the Unity of Existence in Rumi's Quatrains

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Phd student of of Persian Language and Literature of University of Qom, Qom, Iran

2 Associate Prof of Persian Language and Literature, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

3 Professor of Persian Language and Literature, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Depicting and objectifying an abstract concept helps to understand it better; therefore, the theory of the unity of existence, which has been proposed by Muslim mystics with different interpretations, can be understood in the works of poets in the form of different images. An attempt is made in this study to systematically analyze these images with a descriptive-analytical method, emphasizing the cognitive metaphors of the unity of existence. Rumi's quatrains are worthy of attention from this point of view because Rumi came to the understanding of the unity of existence through his spiritual journey and discovery and intuition, and to express this lofty concept, especially in the form of short quatrain poems, he inevitably created many images which are the result of allegories and are presented in the form of similes and, cognitive/conceptual metaphors, and allegorical stories. In this research, it was found that the images of the unity of existence are related to one of the image clusters of light, water, wind, music, sweetness, spring, enchanter, and fire. It is possible to match the unity of existence (the abstract side/destination domain) with these sensations (the source/origin domain) and obtain macro-metaphors, each of which containing sub-metaphors.
 cognitive metaphor, Unity of Existence, Rumi's quatrains
 




 

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Journal of Poetry Studies (boostan Adab)
Volume 17, Issue 2 - Serial Number 64
August 2025
Pages 59-84
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