Allegorical Ecstatic Expression in the speech of Rumi (Sobriety beyond drunkenness)

Document Type : مروری

Abstract

Since the slanderous words of the mystics evoke the appearance of disbelief and blasphemy about the speaker, they have been continuously discussed by the great mystics and reasons and origins have been mentioned for it. Rumi is one of the elders who tried hard to keep his mystical method pure and who put a lot of effort in justifying and explaining the existential unity of other mystics. Although he believes in the debates and speeches of Sufis such as Hallaj and Bayazid, from which the smell of the unity of existence reaches the nostrils of the soul, and he has devotion to them, he is also well aware of his leadership position and this makes him as much as possible, avoid speaking openly in any group and keep in mind the limits of understanding of his audience. Rumi's avoidance of expressing Ecstatic Expressions has caused him to invent a method with elegance and narrow thinking, which we have named "Allegorical Ecstatic Expression". It seems that he has consciously chosen this new and special way to avoid criticism from deniers and to describe his "pain of desire". This article examines Rumi's point of view about expressing Ecstatic Expressions and those who do it, as well as his special style in expressing Ecstatic Expressions, and in the end, lists the characteristics of this style of expression.

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