The Origin of Speech from Rumi’s View

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This article, "entitled “The Origin of Speech from Mawlana’s [Rumi’s] View," starts with an introduction about the invisibility and revelational character of the origin of speech and the genuineness of the speech of God. It is based on Ash 'rite theology and it emphasizes the special values and reliability of speech and place of beings as God’s words in Mawlana’s ontology. It indicates God’s eternity and everlasting place as a noble and right origin for speech and also shows that He is the creator and the owner of speech and also the teller (narrator) and the listener of speech to whom speech finally returns. The nature of the relation of God's Word (Kon) with the other levels of existence, the permanent and inherent connection with the Word and the relation between language and existence are discussed in this article. The article continues with a response to this question: How are the revelational words which belong to the world of the unseen, the world of reality and spirituality is revealed in the world of creation and sense? Therefore, the ontological situation of speech, language and relation and the connection between the Word of God with (1) the eternal covenant (alast) and (2) the perfect man has been discussed.

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