Recognition of the Concept of "Speech" in Rumi's Masnavi, Relying on Contemporary Linguistics

In this paper, we first discuss the definition of thought from the perspective of the old scholars of the science of logic, wisdom and mysticism. Then, from Masnavi's verses and Fih Ma Fih, we refer to the definition of thought from the point of view of Rumi. Today, theories of linguistics and the relationship between language and thought are based on the principles of Rumi's ideas in this field and its various topics are categorized and described; topics like: The definition of man in relation to the power of speech, Thinking in the creatures of God, the expression of thought through the speech, the division of speech into external and internal, Intrinsic language or inhibited thoughts, the reason for the lack of complete appearance of thought, empathy and being a simultaneous, Men of God and the scope of their thoughts, the language of secrets, the emergence of thought with non-language tools, ways of thought spreading, the sea and the boundaries of thought and... Several definitions and examples from six books of Masnavi, along with the related and contemporary sciences, have been collected and classified.