A Study of The Three Friends of MolanaPortrayed Through Symbols

Due to the conditions of the time or for their personal likings, all poets have taken advantages of symbolism and symbols. MolanaJalaladdin has also depicted his three friends, Shams, Salahaddin, and Hessameddin, through the language of symbols. At times he has compared them to the sun, which has long been the symbol of warmth, and holiness; at other times he uses symbols such as water as the origin of life, mirror as the symbol of purity, and hawk as a symbol of power and value.Molana symbolizes his enemies as bats, golden swords …. The present study aims at examining and comparing the three friends of Molana as depicted in Divan and Mathnavi.