It is seen that to be referred to metaphorical way of expression very often to express abstract ‎meanings in the fields of Islamic mystic thought and its literature also which deal with as a basic ‎theme a metaphysical universe beyond the physical world and internal universe of man ‎‎(spiritual/psycholocial structure of man) rather than his external/outward structure. In this ‎context metaphor of donkey was used in Islamic mystic thought generally to express meanings ‎such as self (one’s desires)/ the person who couldn’t keep oneself from psychical virtues/the ‎person who filled his heart and his mind with worldly goods (wealty) and vain and useless talks ‎‎(speechs) and feelings/ and the scholar who don’t act according to his knowledge. In our this ‎study we are going to seek answers of this basic question: “I wonder if Mawlânâ had used ‎metaphor of donkey in his Masnawî in which meaning?” Our this study is aiming to make a ‎contribution to be understood well better refinements of language which Mawlânâ used and to be ‎interrogated negativ and unjustifiable criticisms which are directed towards him.‎

Mawlânâ, metaphor, donkey, scholars of external/outward, self/one desires, love.‎