The story of Qalʻeh Dhāt al-Ṣowar is the last story of Rūmī's Masnavi, which seems to be unfinished, and book six has ended with it. Some have considered this story to include the main secrets of Rūmī's mystical school and believed that most of Rūmī's secrets in Masnavi are summarized in this story. By reading it carefully, most of the secrets of Rūmī's mystical school and thoughts are revealed.
The story is about a kingdom with three cherished sons. The king emphasized to the princes that they should not walk around the castle which is called “Qalʻeh Dhāt al-Ṣowar” or “DEJ HUSHROBA” and do not set foot there because it would bring them nothing but eternal misery and cruelty.
Shaykh Najīb al-Dīn Muḥammad Riḍā Jowharī (d. 1108/1696) was the 30th Qutb of Dhahabiyyah. He tried to complete the unfinished story of Rumi in book six and he called his work “Masnavi book seven”.
Masnavi Sabʻ al-mathānī is a guide to the journey toward God that leads disciple (Sālik) step by step. Najīb al-Dīn Riḍā has written the story of reputable citizens, which is the narration of the soul of the disciple, in continuation of the story of castle of the essence of images, the sixth book of the Rūmī’s Masnavi, and considered it as a complement to the unfinished story of Rūmī. This Masnavi was composed 410 years after the death of Mawlānā Rūmī and is considered as the seventh volume of the Rūmī Masnavi by Sabʻal-mathānī.
Masnavi Sabʻ al-mathānī (Masnavi book seven) was written in twenty thousand verses based on the weight of Rūmī's Masnavi. Najīb al-Dīn Riḍā has acknowledged that this Masnavi was inspired by him in dreams in 1075/1664 and appeared twenty years later in 1094/1683 - 1095/1684.
In this paper, I will try to analyze the subject of unfinished story of mathnavi book 6 of Rumi, the root of story " castle of the essence of images". Also I will talk about Masnavi Sabʻ al-mathānī which I worked on 6 versions of this manuscript and will share the details of this work. I will talk about the subject of Masnavi Sabʻ al-mathānī which is a guideline for fascinated disciple (Sālik-i Majdhūb) and fourteen conditions in Ṭarīqa as well.
Keywords: Masnavi book seven, Rumi, Masnavi Sabʻ al-mathānī, Sufism shi’ite
Religious Studies/Theology
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