راز و رازداري در عرفان مولوي

Secrets and Keeping Secrets in Molaviʹs Mysticism

In mystical ontological philosophy, the mysticʹs ultimate end is to arrive at absolute Truth(God) and be conscious of affairs and circumstances in which reasonʹs advance is cumbersome and that of the heart is swift and nimble. To reach this end he should, through honesty, bring about purity of heart, sight of eyes and familiarity of ears. In such a circumstance, his heart is filled with a light that the bereft have never found and his eyes are opened to spectacles that others have never seen and his ears are familiar with secrets that they have never heard. Such a purity, enlightening and familiarity is called "secret" by the mystics. To them the mystic, the original and the perfect is someone who endeavors to keep the "secret." In his Masnavi and Shamʹs Kolliat, Molavi argues about secrets, keeping secrets and other related topics and delineated the significance of secrets and keeping secrets. The primary concern in the present article is the analysis of secrets and keeping secrets in Molaviʹs mysticism.