Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 14، number In Volume 2، May 2021 ، issue Number 60

A study of Biddle Dehlavi's intellectual style and Indian mysticism, about the characteristics of a perfect human being

Zeinab Panah , Mohammad Fouladi (Author in Charge)

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Biddle Dehlavi is a Persian mystic and poet of Indian style and brought up in the Indian subcontinent.He had a special view and expression on various issues.The purpose of this article is to study his style and level of thought and it wants to analyze the salient features of Biddle"s style of thinking about the perfect man and find out whether his attitude is influenced by Islamic mysticism or Indian mysticism and what is the difference between his view and Indian mysticism in explaining the perfect man?

METHODOLOGY: In this research, Biddle"s poetry and thoughts are studied from the perspective of intellectual stylistics with descriptive-analytical method and library tools. The four main axes of Biddle"s thoughts are: Anthropology in Biddle"s thought, Man as the cause of creation, Muhammadiah truth, Man"s perfection in Biddle"s thought and Indian mysticism.

FINDINGS: Biddle Dehlavi, although he was brought up in India and influenced by Hindu mysticism and philosophy,gives a comprehensive and complete definition of man and his characteristicsby Islamic mysticism perspective and he has been influenced by Ibn Arabi"s thoughts in this regard.The perfect man in Biddle"s view is different from the man in Indian mysticism. According to the Buddha, the ultimate goal of man is to attain nirvana (silence) and the status of "Arhat" (perfect man), and his view is also different from that of yoga, which aims to achieve the status of "living freedom". In Biddle"s view, the perfect human being is the complete mirror of God, the summary of the nobility and the best of the horizons, that is, the Prophet of Islam (PBUH). Biddle considers the purpose of creation to be the holy existence of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

CONCLUSION: One of the main themes in Biddle"s intellectual level is the theory of the perfect man.In Biddle"s view, man is a perfectionist being who can attain perfection through self-knowledge. In following these stages: self-knowledge, voluntary death and self-control, dignity, patience, trust in God and submission, and satisfaction play a special role in man"s attainment of perfection. Biddle Dehlavi grew up in India, at the center of Indian philosophical thought and mystical schools. In this geographical space, the main source of his thoughts, in addition to Islamic sources, has been the study of Upanishads and Indian mysticism, but still his theory of the perfect man is Islamic and Ibn Arabi-like.

Keyword
Perfect Man , Stylistics , Intellectual Level , Biddle Dehlavi , Indian Mysticism

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