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The Allegory of the Night Journey and Dawn of Certainty in Jami's Haft Awrang

In Section 146 of Subhat al-Abrar (from the Haft Awrang), Jami employs the Arabic proverb 'At dawn, the people praise the night journey' (عند الصباح یحمد القوم السری) as a spiritual allegory for Sufi wayfaring. The 'night journey' (shabravi) represents the seeker's arduous struggles, devotion, and ascetic practices amidst the dark veils of worldly existence and the ego. Although this phase is characterized by sorrow, confusion, and hardship, it is fully vindicated and celebrated when the 'dawn of certainty' (subh-i yaqin) breaks, illuminating the soul with divine light and revealing that all worldly attachments are but sources of transient grief. Jami uses this metaphor to encourage seekers to persist through the darkness of spiritual labor, promising ultimate illumination and liberation.

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