Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Mohammad Moradi

Assistant Professor of Persian Language & Literature, University of Shiraz

Abstract

 
 Most researchers in studying and investigating Imam Ahmad Ibn Mousa reputation and the history of his shrine discovery have only relied on historical documents, so in this paper with emphasis on poems of 8th– 10th centuries, evolution of considering his shrine and reputation has been investigated, also the first merits of Ahmad Ibn Mousa have been derived and analyzed in Persian poetry.
One of the findings of this study is that by the end of 8^th century, no clear reference to his shrine is found in poets’ collection and in 9^th century, Shahdaei and Mansour Hafez have composed the first verses in his virtues and in 10^th century by developing the building of the holy shrine, Ahli Shirazi has presented new descriptions of the name and shrine of the Imam in his poems. According to the poems, in 9^th century, he was called Ahmad Ibn Mousa al-Reza and in 10^th century, he was famous as Seyedsadat and Shahcheragh.

Keywords

• Ahmad Ibn Mousa
• Persian poetry
• Shahdaei
• Mansour Hafez
• Ahli Shirazi