Mystical Analysis of the Story of Musa and Khidr in Persian and Arabic Poetry

Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism

Fatemeh gooshehneshin ¹ (Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Payam-e-Noor University, Tehran, Iran)
Shahram Edalati Shahi ² (Lecturer, Persian Language and Literature, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Farideh Akhavane Palangsaraei ³ (Phd, Arabic Language and Literature.)

Received: 2022-06-19 Accepted : 2022-06-19 Published : 2022-06-22

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Abstract :

Religious figures, especially divine prophets, have always had a special place in poetry. Meanwhile, the story of Musa and Khidr is one of the stories that have had a great impact on Persian and Arabic literature, especially Persian poetry. Events, scenes, messages and mysteries of the story of these two nobles, in the form that Musa is a symbol of Shari'a, and Khidr is a symbol of the old way, is manifested in Persian and Arabic poetry. This article intends to study the mystical basis of the story of Musa and Khidr in Persian and Arabic poetry and to analyze the codes, allusions and semantic implications of the use of the story. The findings of the research indicate that in Persian poetry, the image of these two nobles is a mystical and radiant image and their story is carried by high mystical thoughts through interpretation, and symbolism. Whereas in Arabic poetry the mystical basis of this story gets a political nature and links to the subject of resistance. It should be noted that in contemporary Arabic poetry, Musa is introduced as a symbol of Shari'a human beings who do not know the situation and are always looking for questions, while Khidr is a symbol of the old path and the heart who knows the unseen world and saves) Musa from confusion.