Divine Loan in the Quran and Rumi's Masnavi

The divine loan is a profound and worthwhile topic that requires an in-depth، interdisciplinary and broad study. The studies carried out in this area are not considerable، however. Facts about and samples of the Divine Loan has been cited in exegetic and mystical texts. The divine loan is a profound and worthwhile topic that requires an in-depth، interdisciplinary and broad study. The studies carried out in this area are not considerable، however. Facts about and samples of the Divine Loan has been cited in exegetic and mystical texts. In the Shiite exegetic texts، seeing Divine Loan as «the guardianship (velayat) and the core of the religion» has high popularity while the Sunni interpretations emphasize «religious practices». In the mystical texts based on the method of interpretation، the loan has found meanings like «love، knowledge، religious practices and guardianship». In most such exegetic or mystical texts there is an emphasis on mentioning the samples and examples but occasionally they have addressed some pertinent issues such as accepting the Divine Loan by the mankind، refusing it by others. Therefore، in this article، using scriptural citations and rational arguments، we have tried to explain and analyse the truth of the Loan، the mystery of the divine offer، the reason why mankind accepted it and why others refused to do so، in order to study Rumi''s view in this regard.