The Influence of Mystical interpretations of Quran on Mowlavi's Mind and Language

The Quran interpretation has had a powerful influence on Mathnawi in a way that his Mathnawi can be considered a treasure of Quranic interpretation, however the mystical interpretations of the first four Hijri centuries have been neglected among the various interpretations used by Mowlavi. Relying on interpretations had been accomplished by Sahl ibn Abdullah Tustari (died: 283 AH) and Abu Abd al- Rahman Sulami (died: 412 AH), it has been shown that Mowlavi's esoteric Mathnawi approach to the Quran and the way of hermeneutic interpreting of Quranic verses are influenced by older mystical interpretations. Some topics in Mathnawi such as the “Struggling against the lower soul”, "interpreting soul as idol and 'Ijl (calf)", "seduction of self", and some parts of Sufi customs such as "long fasting" and "eating halal foods", and "avoidance of persecution and altruism" are what existed in these interpretations and are reflected in Mathnawi. Some other topics in Mathnavi such as "divine indulgence", "divine wisdom", and “keeping reliance on God” and "leaving the trick" are all rooted in Quranic mystical interpretations. Mowlavi has deliberately used this type of hermeneutics, so he has called Mathnavi as "the Decoder of Quran".