Abstract:

The relationship between the soul and the soul with the body has been one of the issues frequently emphasized by philosophy, religion and other thought systems. Whether the soul is eternal or not, its nature, and its quality in relation to the body have been among the most discussed issues. There is no doubt that the verses in the Quran have a binding aspect in the spiritual understanding of Islam. However, different opinions have emerged under the umbrella of Islam. Especially the understanding of Sufism has brought to the fore the idea that souls were created in eternity and that God has a divine side in the context of the verse "I blew my own soul". However, some Islamic scholars put forward the thesis that the soul was created in the womb from a certain stage of the fetal state. We encounter quite a lot of couplets in Mesnevi regarding the soul-body duo and their relations with each other. It is understood that Mevlânâ sometimes sees the spirit, which he considers together with the mind (akl-ı me’âd), as a divine substance on the body. Again, according to him, the spirit that was created in pre-eternity, even with God, the Absolute Being, temporarily enters the inferior body mold. In almost all fictions in the Mesnevi, it is seen that the body is humiliated and the soul is glorified. This study is about which objects and phenomena Mevlânâ constructs the soul and body in the context of these thoughts, and which I have observed in the experiential world.

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