The Relation of Human to Nature in Mawlana's View

Human interaction with nature is an important part of human life which due to the devastating effects of recent attitudes¡ needs to be seriously reviewed and to be provided with new approaches which can promote this interaction into a more sustainable and meaningful one. One of these effective approaches is Rumi''s mystical view that emphasizes the special position of man in the universe and its link to humanity. Studying the principles of human interaction with nature according to Rumi’s world view¡ this article presents a pattern based on which¡ humans should consider the nature as the manifestation of God’s various names and attributes¡ and as the Caliph and his trustee¡ they should be the guardian of the universe. Additionally¡ human actions will impose inevitable reactions on him¡ among which humans must try to remove the negative ones. As a result¡ according to Rumi¡ understanding the special position of human beings in the world and recognizing the characteristics of humans and the nature¡ the empathic connection between man and nature will be revealed.