Sabereh Siavashi; Abbas Khandan; Rana Abdi
Abstract
Imam Riḍā (as) and his virtues have been a famous topic for many Shiite religious poems from the past until now; thus, the poems Khalajātun fi Safar al-Qalb (Rummages in travel ...
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Imam Riḍā (as) and his virtues have been a famous topic for many Shiite religious poems from the past until now; thus, the poems Khalajātun fi Safar al-Qalb (Rummages in travel of the heart) by Abbas Yasin and Gūshwāreh Arsh (Earring of the Heaven) by Mousavi Garmaroudi have been studied in a descriptive-analytical method based on the American school of comparative literature to recognize stylistic and emotional features that two poets have in common in depicting character and life of the Imam in a literary way for his followers. One of the achievements of this research is to pay attention to the fact that the generosity and commitment to principles of justice of the eight Imam have had of great importance for both among other virtues of him. This point can indicate that both literary representatives, influenced by the spiritual, social, political and cultural conditions of the time, consider themselves more than ever-in need to the help of Imam (as). The Persian poet, to achieve his goal, have employed imagination, figures of speech, and also in advancing innovative images, in a more efficiently compare to Arab poet; at the same time, applying scientific facts in a poetic composition did not make it difficult to understand his poetry, but by understanding these facts, the audience's pleasure has doubled. On the other hand, Abbas Yasin's poetry is also reflecting his emotional attitudes, to the extent that one could scarcely find figures of speeches and imagination in his poems. But, afterwards, both poets, more than anything else, draw the audience to the spiritual aspects of the personality of Imam Riḍā (as) and his generosity and fairness which highlight the important topic of twassul (appeal), which is one of the important issues of Shiite religion.
