From Self-Knowledge to Theology in the Light of the Words of Imam Ali (P.B.U.H) and Poetry of Rumi

Self-knowledge is the most beneficial knowledge and the greatest possible success for human beings. Religious reformers and divine mystics always have a special interest in human beings; they always think of the human being and of his dowries and desires, as though their anthropology was composed of various dimensions such as epistemic, moral, and social. It is also very important. Therefore, the depiction and explanation of the characteristics of the mystical man indicates their concern for man and his existential grandeur. Self-knowledge is correlated with the calculation of self and self-evaluation, which Imam Ali (P.B.U.H)¹ guides to the servants of God in his unique, heavenly words and Rumi in his unique poems. In this article, we use the opinions and ideas of Imam Ali (P.B.U.H) and the expression of the elegant verses of Rumi, as well as the interpretations that are dependent on their verbal and literary texts; we study the role and effect of self-knowledge as a great way to connect The Absolute Truth. The present study is a descriptive-comparative study and data were analyzed using content analysis method in a library method.

¹Imam Ali (P.B.U.H) is the first Imam of Shia among Muslims. This great unique man has been praised by all religions and denominations because of his superiority in knowledge and virtue

Keywords: self-knowledge, love, consciousness, theology, intuition.