The Dignity and Status of "Man" from the Viewpoint of Rumi and John Locke

The literary men and mystics always have a special interest in human beings. They think about both human being and his ideas, that is, in their thinking anthropology is of great importance from various dimensions especially epistemological, ethical and social. Therefore, the drawing and explanation of the features of the mystical man is a concern. They are for the sake of man and his greatness. Of course, it should be noted that their attitude towards humans is more than moral and moral dimension, and other aspects of anthropology, practical action, have a special place in his thought. This attitude towards man by him is the epistemic existential dimensions, as well as the nature of human truth, and in particular, the perfect man's attributes Includes. In this article, we use the views and opinions of these two great mystics and their interpretation based on their literary texts to study the dignity and status of man to know the common way between the two mystics for connecting to the Absolute Truth. The present study is a descriptive comparative study and data are analyzed and analyzed using a content analysis method in a library method.

Keywords: self, self-knowledge, knowledge, love, human.