چکیده:
One of the dynamic and advanced aspects of Rumi's thought is his urbanism. The city is the most advanced form of human social life and the cradle for the evolution of thought and culture. The concept of calling toward the city is, in fact, an invitation to think in a broader arena. Rumi was born in Balkh, which itself is considered one of the great and magnificent cities of the ancient world. In addition to Balkh, he breathed in the most prominent, dynamic, and lively centers of thought and culture of his time, and has seen and experienced cities such as Baghdad, Nishapur, Aleppo, and Damascus. For this reason, in the Masnavi, Fihi Ma Fihi, and also in his ghazals, he mentions large cities with passion and enthusiasm and praises urbanism, while simultaneously criticizing the limited and closed attitudes and the simple and primitive mentality of the people of his own societies. In the present article, this aspect of Rumi's thinking will be discussed and examined.
خلاصه ماشینی:
For this reason, in the Masnavi, Fihi Ma Fihi, and also in the Ghazals, he mentions great cities with passion and enthusiasm, praises urbanism, and simultaneously criticizes the limited and closed attitudes and the simple and primitive mentality of the people of his own societies.
Max Weber says regarding the impact of the trend of urban growth on the liberation of man in medieval Europe: In the midst of the city, flowing like a river#Full of ships and the washing of fish (Molavi 1363 A, Vol. 1:167) Once, a man, carrying a felt-wrapped jug with affection as if it were his soul, set out on the road to Baghdad, while his wife, in prayer and supplication, recited her 'Rab Salama' litany and asked God in prayer: That You protect our water from loss#O Lord, deliver that jewel to that sea (Ibid: 168) The man finally reaches Baghdad from the desert and finds audience at the Caliph's court.
) That fish took the sea path#It took the long road and the vast expanse It saw much suffering, but in the end#It went towards safety and well-being It cast itself into the deep sea#Where no limit can be found on any side (Molavi 1339, Vol. 5:410) This story, in addition to recounting its own unique mystical concepts, once again demonstrates the opposition between the city and the village in Molavi's thought.
Molavi also, on this specific and clear ground and in the form of stories in Masnavi and Fihi Ma Fihi, and also through references in his ghazals, praises the city and urbanism and demonstrates the impact of the city and urbanism in the expansion of perspective and the broadening of human thought.
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