Poem Poetica of the Sufism

This paper discusses the poetics of the Sufism the poetry in a comparison with poetry other
than Sufism. In the same way, this study presents major features of the poetics of Sufi poem and
non- Sufi poem. After analyzing the poetics of the other poems in general terms, this study
examines the art understanding of Sufi poem in details. Then, it touches upon Sufi poem’s effect on
the Turkish literature as well as its place through explaining the reason and the way of Sufis for
writing poems. Following this, it talks about the symbolic language Sufi poem uses and gives a Sufi
poem example which expresses poetical difference between Sufi poem and other type of poem. The
poem in Sufism is that the person who merges with Allah reflects his devotion to Him, because of
this ecstasy resulted from experiencing Him, through his all cells. This integrated understanding
happens by the means of joy or to stand in awe of or realizing his/ her “nothingness” in a destitute
way. Allah remembers the human according to the state that which of these remembrance types the
poem influences the person in his/her heart world. Therefore, poetics of the Sufis, from whichever
belief or philosophy they are, is totally different from the other poets’ poem understanding.

Keywords

Keywords: Sufism, Sufis, Poet, Poem, Poetics, Symbolic language