Overview

In Section 82 of Haft Awrang, Jami presents a didactic allegory involving three characters—a grammarian, a commoner, and a Sufi—who listen to the same linguistic concepts but interpret them differently based on their respective intellectual and spiritual capacities.

The Three Interpretations

1. The Grammarian's Technical View: The grammarian discusses the Arabic verb kana (to be), explaining that when it is 'complete' (tamm), it does not require a predicate (khabar), whereas when it is 'incomplete' (naqis), it is dependent on a predicate.
2. The Commoner's Moralistic View: Overhearing this, an uneducated commoner objects to the terminology. He argues that someone who is 'informed' (khabardar) should be called complete (tamm), and someone 'ignorant' (bi-khabar) should be called deficient (naqis), confusing grammatical syntax with human attributes.
3. The Sufi's Mystical View: The Sufi, sitting in isolation, transcends both views. He inter...