Abstract:

The flesh which is generally known as “personality and core ego” nowadays is subjected in many Qur’an verses. Human being whose main guestions are about himself is the collucutor of Holy Books, ethical teaching and philosophical researches. The flesh which consist of person’s inner part with feelings of wishes, desires, ambitions, abhorrences, etc. is mainly described negative side of human in Islam culture. First of all in Qur’an verses and all other in religious literature defined the flesh “person’s inner evil desires and psych”. It is the main obstacle against humankind’s spiritual maturation. So people must realize himself by acting contrast to the flesh’s wishes and * Bu çalışma hazırlanırken Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü’nde Prof. Dr. Mustafa AŞKAR’ın danışmanlığında, Musa KAVAL tarafından hazırlanmış ‘Mevlânâ’nın Mesnevi’sinde Dönemin Sosyo-Dini Yapısı ve Tasavvufi Hayatı” başlıklı Doktora tezinden istifade edilmiştir. ** Dr., MEB, Öğretmen Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 150 desires. In our article we try to study on the flesh and its diciplining by moving from Mesnawi that is seen one one main sufistic classic book in Islam geography. Besides it was benefitted from before all else Qur’an and other religious and sufistic works.

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