Masnavi
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Masnavi is a six-volume epic poem by the 13th-century Persian mystic Rumi, revered as one of the greatest works of Sufi spiritual and philosophical literature.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masnavi canonical | 8 |
| Masnavi-ye Ma'navi | 4 |
| Jalal al-Din Rumi's Divan-e Shams | 1 |
| Jalal al-Din Rumi's Masnavi | 1 |
| Rumi's poetic corpus | 1 |
| Spiritual Masnavi | 1 |
| masnavi | 1 |
| مثنوی | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Masnavi Context triple: [Rumi, notableWork, Masnavi]
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Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
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Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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Bustan
Bustan is a celebrated didactic poem by the 13th-century Persian poet Saadi, renowned for its moral tales and reflections on ethics and Sufi philosophy.
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Sidrat al-Muntaha
Sidrat al-Muntaha is, in Islamic tradition, the cosmic Lote Tree marking the utmost boundary of the heavens where the Prophet Muhammad’s ascension is believed to have culminated.
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Din-i Ilahi
Din-i Ilahi was a syncretic religious doctrine created by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century that sought to blend elements of Islam, Hinduism, and other faiths into a unified ethical and spiritual system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Masnavi Target entity description: Masnavi is a six-volume epic poem by the 13th-century Persian mystic Rumi, revered as one of the greatest works of Sufi spiritual and philosophical literature.
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A.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
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B.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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C.
Bustan
Bustan is a celebrated didactic poem by the 13th-century Persian poet Saadi, renowned for its moral tales and reflections on ethics and Sufi philosophy.
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D.
Sidrat al-Muntaha
Sidrat al-Muntaha is, in Islamic tradition, the cosmic Lote Tree marking the utmost boundary of the heavens where the Prophet Muhammad’s ascension is believed to have culminated.
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E.
Din-i Ilahi
Din-i Ilahi was a syncretic religious doctrine created by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century that sought to blend elements of Islam, Hinduism, and other faiths into a unified ethical and spiritual system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian literary work
ⓘ
Sufi literature ⓘ didactic poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Masnavi
ⓘ
surface form:
Masnavi-ye Ma'navi
Mathnawi ⓘ Mathnawi ⓘ
surface form:
Mathnawi-ye Ma'nawi
|
| approximateLineCount | about 25000 couplets ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Konya
ⓘ
Mevleviyya ⓘ
surface form:
Mevlevi order
|
| author |
Rumi
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surface form:
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi
Rumi ⓘ |
| compositionStarted | circa 1258 ⓘ |
| contains |
Quranic allusions
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anecdotes ⓘ hadith references ⓘ parables ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical poetry
ⓘ
spiritual poetry ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | numerous Persian commentaries ⓘ |
| hasTranslations | translated into many languages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ottoman Divan literature
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surface form:
Ottoman literature
Persian literature ⓘ South Asian Sufi poetry ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Sufi disciples ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative interwoven with commentary ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
annihilation of the self (fana)
ⓘ
divine love ⓘ moral and ethical teaching ⓘ spiritual journey toward God ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 6 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Khorasan
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Khorasan
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ
surface form:
Rum Seljuk Sultanate
|
| regardedAs |
one of the greatest works of Sufi literature
ⓘ
spiritual commentary on the Quran ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | venerated text in Sufi circles ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | aa bb cc ⓘ |
| structure | six books ⓘ |
| subject |
Sufi metaphysics
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ethics and proper conduct (adab) ⓘ inner purification ⓘ relationship between human and God ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| verseForm | masnavi ⓘ |
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