Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors

• Arezu pooryazdanpanah Kermani ¹
• zeinab sheikhhosseini ²

¹ Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

² Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature Department, Hazrat Narjes (S) Faculty, Vali Asr (AJ) University, Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran

Abstract

Structural Analysis of Abdullâh Qutb's Epistels
 
 
 
Letters are one of the important types of Persian literature and types of prose that have been of great literary, social, historical and political importance in different historical periods. Islamic mystics, using the art of writing and following the religious leaders, have written letters to convey mystical teachings and guide seekers of the path. Abdullâh Qutb is one of the prominent mystics of the ninth century AH who established the ideal society and utopia called "Exvânâbâd" near Jahrom. Through writing letters, he managed this ideal society and guided and educated his followers; Writings that are noteworthy both in terms of Persian prose and in terms of containing valuable mystical points for the guidance and education of seekers. Accordingly, in this paper, the structure of Qutb's epistels have been studied by analytical-descriptive method. The research findings indicate that the stylistic features of Qutb's writing, i.e. the tendency to simplify and brevity, have changed the structure of his writings and this has caused the difference between the letters of Qutb and other mystical writings. These letters are among the brotherly epistels and multi-faceted letters.

Keywords

• Letters
• Abdullah Qutb Ibn Mohi
• ninth century AH
• Persian prose
• structure

Main Subjects

• Sufism and Mysticism