The concept of fate in masnavis

The main purpose of this study is to identify the uses of the concept of celestial orb in the works written in Mesnevi verse form. In this thesis, which consists of three main chapters, the concept of celestial heaven, layers of heaven, zodiac signs and celestial bodies are analyzed in twenty-three selected masnavi. Although the concept of paralek has various meanings, its use in the sense of the layers of the sky constitutes the main structure of this study. According to Ptolemy's philosophy, the sky, which consists of nine layers, is used for different purposes and in various meanings and ways in the selected masnavis. In the first part of the study, the different meanings of the concept of the celestial orb and the layers of the celestial orb are mentioned. In the second part, the usage of the signs of the zodiac, which are in the eighth layer of the celestial sphere, in the masnavi. In the third part, the celestial bodies identified in the masnavis are analyzed according to their usage patterns. All of the selected masnawis were analyzed and the couplets that are important for the study were explained and given as sample couplets. Based on the data from the analyzed masnavis, it has been determined that the layers of the sky, zodiac signs and celestial bodies are used for the depiction of the subject, situation, time and place desired to be described as well as their astrological usage. In addition to the positive or negative effects of the sky and celestial bodies on people's lives and their being referred to as blessed or unblessed stars, it has also been determined that they are used for aesthetic purposes as an element of simile.