The Philosophy of Humanism and Tolerance by Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Celaleddin Rumi'nin Hümanizm ve Hoşgörü Felsefesi

Abstract

Jalal ad-Din Rumi is the most significant representative of Sufi philosophy, a poet who lived in the eighteenth century in Asia Minor. The heart of the whole philosophical system, the ecstatic poetry of Rumi is the philosophy of love; all poems, ghazals, and the rubai are complete of internal search and are devoted to all forms of manifestation of love, starting from the rounding, universal love of God to everything, created by God. The philosophy of humanism Rumi unites the modern world in the search for the meaning of life and unity; its poetry is based on Sufi philosophy and is based on compassion and tolerance and is a manifestation of spiritual humanism. In the XXI century, there was a revival of special interest in the creative heritage of Rumi; the influence of his ideas on modern spiritual life and the role of Rumi in a global spiritual search and development is invaluable. Rumi continues to be an essential symbol of spiritual unity; his philosophy of humanism and tolerance can be the basis for the further rapprochement of cultures and peoples, can serve as the basis in the search for shared values ​​and dialogue between various religions and cultures, which is vital in a modern ambiguous, contradictory and turbulent time.

Keywords: Rumi, Sufism, poetry, philosophy of humanism, philosophy of tolerance