Fihi Ma fihi of Rumi: From Philosophical Questions to the Political Problems

The article examines the issues of spirituality in human life raised in Jalal ud Din Rumi's work "Fihi Ma fihi." It is known that Mawlana attached particular importance to spiritual life in general. Knowledge and science leading to spiritual life are also comprehensively considered in Fihi Ma fihi. That is probably why Jalal ud- Ddin Rumi gave particular importance to scholars in his work Fihi Ma fihi. Accordingly, he criticized the scientists and divided them into two groups. In this context, Rumi tries to explain the true and false scientists by discussing the battle between spiritual and material values. Jalal ud- Din Rumi raised the above issues in all his works: Mathnawi Manavi, Fihi Ma fihi, and Diwani Kabir. In the piece "Fihi Ma fihi," he shared his thoughts about spirituality with simple words and in the form of prose, as he spoke directly in front of the people. In Fihi Ma fihi, Jalal ud- Din Rumi's majlis asked various questions and got answers to them. This work can be called a dialogue between the people and the poet. The questions asked are also different topics ranging from philosophical questions to simple events that happen in everyday life. Among them are questions and answers to the most challenging and complex question of that time – The Mongol invasion. Every solution of Jalal ud- Din Rumi, who answered political questions from a philosophical point of view, deserves special attention. We can see traces of the thoughts expressed in Jalal ud- Din Rumi's work Fihi Ma fihi in the works of poets who lived in later eras. More precisely, the opinions of the Kazakh poet Abay Kunanbayev's "Wisdom words" are combined with the thoughts expressed in Rumi's Fihi Ma fihi. In the article, the literary and spiritual connection between the works of Rumi and Abay will be comprehensively considered.