Role of Reason In Domain Of Human Knowledge And Perfection From Rumi's Viewpoint In Mathnawi As Understood By Allama Jafari

Exploration of reason in the domain of knowledge in general and from the perspective of Rumi and Allama Jafari in particular is important in that reason is considered as means of guidance and "inner messenger" of human being that leads him to the faith in and nearness to God, the ultimate object of his devotion. Nonetheless reason is not able to provide a complete plan of guidance for mankind and in this regard is in need of direction and guidance by the Messengers of God to attain its perfection. Man who has followed the way of perfection and salvation by the use of reason and insight attains the beauties and enjoys the absolute Beauty that is the ground of all instances of beauties through His pre-eternal wisdom. Such a man will regard any devotion to other than God as an expression of polytheism. Rumi and Allam Jafari, among others, maintain that reason can attain the true knowledge under the direction of prophets of God. In this way it will be able recognize goods and beauties as manifestations of and indeed identical to the Beauty of God. Praise of any beauty, therefore, will be praise of God, for He has revealed His Beauty to the world.