Objective of Masnavi

گر شدی عطشان بحر معنوی

فرجئہ کن در جزیرہ مثنوی

فرجہ کن چندانکہ اندر ہر نفس

مثنوی را معنوی بینی و بس

Explaining the above verses Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said;

“In Masnavi, after contemplation it becomes obvious that the objective is to describe the issues related to ‘maiyat e illahiya’ ( معیت الہیہi.e. Allah SWT’s intimacy/proximity with us).”

Kaleed e masnavi, volume 21, page 19