From Rhetorical Methods to Social and Human Relations: Based on Asrar al-Tawhid of Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr

Social and human relations and reflection on how to use these relations, whether in its intelligent form ,i.e. scientific works or in its less obvious form, i.e. ethical advice have always been thought- and research-provoking areas over time. These relationships, especially in the contemporary world, have become increasingly important due to the special features of this time, i.e. individualism, individual self-sufficiency, diminishing inter-family relationships, etc. The prominence and importance of this category is that if in the present time, the human being does not have the necessary knowledge about these relationships and how to use them, he/she will face fundamental difficulties in collective life. Therefore, any research in this field - and especially interdisciplinary research - is considered valuable research and becomes more important. In other words, literary texts - here a mystical one: Asrar al-Tawhid – are representations of these social and human relations, especially because they are based on true anecdotes. Based on an interdisciplinary approach, the present study seeks to explain these relations from the perspective of the social application of rhetorical techniques and seeks to show how an intelligent Sufi, Abū-Sa'īd, used rhetorical techniques in creating better and more humane relations.