The philosophy of divine tests and the traits of those subjected to these tests in Masnavi with an approach to the Holy Quran

Based on the explicit Quranic text, divine tests are a certain, continuous, and recursive tradition in human life – a perpetual issue that encompasses all creations, even angels and prophets. Tests are varied depending on an individual’s bearing. This has widely been reflected in mystic doctrines, especially in Masnavi. The present research aims to answer some questions as to, but not limited to, why many problems emerge in the mortal issues and why some are wealthy but others are deprived. To answer these questions, the author had to adopt a content analysis methodology and qualitative (descriptive-analytical) method to study religious and literary works, especially Masnavi and Roomi’s approach towards the Quran. The findings show that in Roomi’s view, the world is the arena of divine tests with a huge pursuing mission. He believes that disasters lay the ground for consciousness and awareness. A patient human’s attempts will result in evolution and Liqa’ Allah (meeting God). Istidraj is one of the most complicated tests, and belief is the key to victory. Eventually, Allah’s satisfaction is a useful consequence of tests.