the Beloved

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The Beloved is the mystical, divine presence that Rumi passionately addresses and yearns for throughout the poems of the Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central theme in Rumi's poetry
divine presence
mystical concept
spiritual beloved
addressedBy Rumi NERFINISHED
appearsIn Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi NERFINISHED
associatedWith Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi NERFINISHED
Islamic mysticism NERFINISHED
Jalal al-Din Rumi NERFINISHED
Sufism NERFINISHED
centralThemeOf Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi NERFINISHED
describedAs absent-yet-present
both immanent and transcendent
hidden-yet-intimate
evokes paradox of distance and nearness
separation and union
spiritual longing
expressedThrough love poetry
metaphors of human love
mystical imagery
goalOf Rumi's spiritual quest
union sought in Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
influenced Persian mystical literature
interpretations of divine love in Sufism
later Sufi poetry
interpretedAs Shams-e Tabrizi NERFINISHED
the divine reflected in Shams-e Tabrizi
invokedIn ghazals of the Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
languageOf metaphor of human lover
music and dance
wine and intoxication
modeOfPresence addressed as a personal ‘you’
beyond physical form
experienced inwardly
relatedConcept Sufi divine beloved
fanā (annihilation in God)
ishq-e ilahi (divine love)
union with the divine
relationshipToRumi object of devotion
object of longing
source of ecstasy
source of suffering
symbolizes God NERFINISHED
divine love
transcendent unity
ultimate reality
yearnedForBy Rumi NERFINISHED

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