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The Nature of Religious Language… M. Mousavi Karimi and H. Tehrani Haeri / (77
For, as we explained already, How should I have
according to this theory, the consciousness (of aught)
same property can be attributed before or behind when
to both the unlimited creator the light of my Beloved
and the limited creatures is not before me and
analogously. The apparent behind? (Ibid, 32, Vol. 1)
meaning of the above verse,
however, is that all perfections In these verses, Rumi
belong only to God, whereas refers to verses (Ayat) from the
others have no perfection at all. Holy Quran:
However, considering the verses • “On the Day you see
following the abovementioned the believing men and
and also other verses of believing women, their
“Masnavi” shows that Rumi’s light proceeding before
view can be interpreted in them and on their
such a way that it becomes right, [it will be said],
compatible with the analogous “your good tidings
thesis. today are [of] gardens
For example, in the next beneath which rivers
verse Rumi says: flow, wherein you will
When Love hath no abide eternally.” That is
care for him, he is left what the great attainment.”
as a bird without (Quran, 57: 12)
wings. Alas for him • “And those who
then. (Rumi, 2013, 31, believed with him.
Vol. 1) Their light will
proceed before them
and on their right; they
