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The Nature of Religious Language… M. Mousavi Karimi and H. Tehrani Haeri / (69
However, in the following endued with the nature
poems, which refer to verses of) Moses. (Ibid, 3570,
from the Holy Quran, (ReF: Vol. 4)
Quran, 28: 30; Ibid, 14: 24) ➢ The fire (of Divine
and Bible verses, (Ref: Bible, illumination) makes it
The Old Testament, Exodus 3: verdant and flourishing;
4&6) some symbols have its boughs cry “Lo, I
been used in line with am God.” (Ibid, 3571,
Tillich’s view: Vol. 4)
➢ Thou wilt see that this ➢ Beneath its shade all
(pear-tree) has become thy needs are fulfilled:
a tree of fortune, its such is the Divine
boughs (reaching) to alchemy. (Ibid, 3572,
the Seventh Heaven. Vol. 4)
(Rumi, 2013, 3564, Vol. 4) ➢ That personality and
➢ Afterwards go up the existence is lawful to
pear-tree which has thee, since thou beholdest
been transformed and therein the attributes
made verdant by the of the Almighty. (Ibid,
(Divine) command, “Be”. 3573, Vol. 4)
(Ibid, 3569, Vol. 4) ➢ The crooked tree has
➢ This tree has (now) become straight, God-
become like the tree revealing: its root fixed
connected with Moses, (in the earth) and its
inasmuch as thou hast branches in the sky.
transported thy baggage (Ibid, 3572, Vol. 4)
towards (hast been
