Maulana Rum's Allegorical Story "The Merchant and the Parrot"

مثنویِ مولانا روم کی تمثیلی کہانی" تاجر اور طوطا" کی تشریح

Abstract

This article contains a discussion about the interpretation of a well-known story "The Merchant and the Parrot" narrated in the first volume of the famous book Masnavi-e-Manavi by Maulana Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi. Rumi has been able to describe his mystical colors and mystic ideas in the best way in this story.  In this story، Rumi has not only clarified many precise mystical points but also explained many important literary concepts. This story also reflects Rumi's worldly orientation and educational ideas. Rumi interprets the stories in his Masnavi in a unique way. Irrespective of the subject matter and content, he imparts academic, mystical and enlightening meaning to these stories. He observes the actions of the characters and pay attention to their details. In some cases, the story becomes so complicated with some illustrative facts that it becomes difficult for the general public to understand its demands. This is the reason why in this article an attempt has been made to understand the above story in a mystical way.

Key words: Maulana, Rumi, Masnavi, Parrot, Merchant, Mystical, Allegory