Rumijevo putovanje sa Sanaijem
Rumi’s Journey with Sana’i

Summary/Abstract: One of the poets and great orators who drew on the intellectual wellspring of Sana’i’s ideas was Jalaluddin Rumi Mevlana. Thanks to the power of his mind and intellect, Mevlana used Sana’i’s verses, stories, sayings and ideas and presented his magnificent mystical thoughts with the help of unmatched artistic images and beautiful literary forms and patterns. It is quite evident that Sana’i and his works had an impact on Mevlana’s intellectual and spiritual outlook, as well as on his poetic and artistic expression in two of his most significant works of art, the Masnavi and the Ghazals of Shams.. This influence is so great that one gets the impression that Mevlana used Sana’i’s works as a lamp when writing his own works. Of course, Mevlana’s style is much more precise, scientific, structured and measured. This can best be seen in the interpretation of the story of the elephant and the disagreement between people regarding the form and appearance of the elephant. Regardless of the greatness and fame that Mevlana enjoyed, he very often praised Sana’i, and even dedicated a ghazal to him, and claimed to have faithfully followed in the footsteps of Sana’i and Attar.

• Details
• Contents