The position of Heart in Mathnavi

Movlana jalal-o-din Mohammad Balkhy is indeed one of the greatest Iranian poets in Islamic mysticism so that some scholars have called Mathnavi the greatest mystical work in the history of world literature. In this research we have referred to the rank and status of heart as a divine gift and a luminous essence and the only spiritual part of human beings body which is regarded as the center of cognition and divine love and the most important vehicle for achieving holy God by the mystics.So, first of all, heart has been defined lexically and then its dignity and position have been discussed according to Movlana's viewpoint which are the devine throne, God's house, a mirror that shows God's beauty, the place of inspiration and revelation, the essence of existence and the macrocosm.