comparative study of the story "man and treasure" of the masnavi and the story "alchemist" by paolo queleo

gnosticism and true knowledge are not limited to any special nation or individual. anyone who is created by god has the ability to understand these holy concepts. thus all men of ::::union::::, although they live far away from each other, have the same beloved and therefore the hidden meaning of their expressions is the same. in our literature, molana's mystical poems cannot be challenged and his parables are saturated with mysticism and love. one of such mystical anecdotes is the story titled man and treasure selected from the sixth book of masnavi manavi. the traces of such understanding can be seen clearly in the alchemist story by paolo queleo which has been and still is the most sold book in the world. this effect (on queleo's work) makes any person praise molana's great thought. the present research is going to show the differences and similarities between these two stories by comparing them. also, it is going to show the effect of molana's mind and discourse on this great american writer's thought.