Hz. Mevlânâ’nın Mesnevî’sinde Geçen “Bir Emirin Yılan Yutan Adamı İncitmesi” Adlı Hikâye Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Abstract

One of the interesting stories in Hz. Mevlânâ's Mathnawi is the story of the man who swallowed a snake. According to the story, a snake crawled into a man's mouth while he was sleeping, but the man did not notice this. A horseman passing by witnessed the incident and woke the man up with a whip and made him run for a long time. Then he forces him to eat rotten apples. Meanwhile, the man constantly insults the horseman. Finally he gets tired and vomits. When he sees the snake coming out of his mouth along with other food, he asks the horseman with great surprise: “Why didn't you tell me this? "If you had told me, I would not have insulted you, on the contrary, I would have thanked you very much." Horseman; “If I told you about the snake inside you, you would neither have the strength to run nor to vomit. "You would have died of fear," he replies. Through this story, Hz. Mevlânâ explains the situation of human before prophets and perfect people and warns us against the snake within us. In this notification, the story in question will be analyzed. Key Words: Mevlânâ, Mathnawi, Snake, Skeikh, Soul.