An Analysis of Attar’s Mosibatnameh based on the play theory and from the perspective of Bakhtin

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Candidate of TarbiatModares University

2 Faculty Member of Tarbiat Modarres University of Persian Language and Literature

3 Faculty Member of Alzahra University of Persian Language and Literature

4 Faculty Member of Gilan University of Persian Language and Literature

10.29252/kavosh.2020.1919

Abstract

Tabaghat Sufia of Ansari (fifth century) and Tazkirat al-Awliya of Attar (sixth century) and Nafahaat ol-Ons of Jami (ninth century) are among the biographies written in three consecutive periods with the sole purpose of teaching the basics of Sufism according to the intellectual attributes. These works explore the personality traits of some scholars including Ibraham Adham. Adham was one of the great Sufis of the second century. He has attracted the attention of biographers due to his significant role in the evolution of the principles of asceticism. This study casts a look at the historical works of Sufis until the time of Jamie and focuses on the Sufi character of Ibraham Adham and some of his beliefs comparatively as presented in the above-mentioned biographies. The results of the study show that Sufism is central to Adham’s character, and Ansari prefers him to other Sufis as an ascetic and a rhetorician. In Tazkirat al-Awliya, however, the humanity side of Adham is highlighted, and he is considered as a man who is on the path of humanity, free thinking, popular campaign and morality.. This study also provides possible reasons for the difference of attitudes in this regard. As a general finding, Ansari is more concerned with Sufism and Sufi ways, Attar deals more with artistic aspects and Jami prefers reasoning approaches.

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