The Relation between Wisdom and Faith in Masnavi

This article addresses the relationship between wisdom and faith in Masnavi. The aim of this study is to investigate the nature of wisdom and faith from Molavi’s vantage point and unveil their relationship. Besides، it aims to investigate whether the relationship is of verbal، pgilosophical or mystrical nature and to study the role of the two in teaching mystical unity. It is worth mentioning that the status of wisdom in Molavi''s speech، intellect and spirit have priority over faith; he believs in intellectual faith and faith-oriented intellectualism. Exploring wisdom and faith and their relationship from a mystical perspective، this study underscores that this issue has been ignored in the related literature.