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To solve this problem, it different interpretations. So,
should be noticed that a there is no inconsistency in
variety of reasons, causes and Rumi’s view when he
occasions led to the descent categorizes verses under
of revelation and the Quran’s different theses of religious
verses. Hence, semantically, language.
it is not the case that all The next point that the
Quran verses have the same table shows is that the
level of complexity and symbolic and the equivocal
obscureness. languages have the highest
The Quran has indeed and the lowest weight in
mentioned explicitly this “Masnavi” respectively. Also,
property of the verses that the second and the third
there are two kinds of verses, positions belong to analogous
namely, precise verses and and univocal languages respectively.
ambiguous verses. (Ref: Quran, Now, the important point is
3: 7) to examine the reason behind
This feature of the verses this order. In other words, the
has historically opened a wide question is: why did Rumi
scope for the interpreters of interpret religious language
the Quran, and has provided mostly symbolically in his
them the possibility of poems?
presenting a wide range of To reply to this question, it is
interpretations. worth mentioning again that the
In other words, since many most important characteristic
verses of the Quran have of religious language as a
multilevel meanings, they accept symbolic one is to speak
