Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 13، number In Volume 5، August 2020 ، issue Number 51

Analysis of love’s motif in the mystical anecdotes of Kashf-al-asrar

Farideh Davoudy Moghaddam (Author in Charge)

Abstract

In motif of love, it has a long and deep story of human life that has shown its fascinating effects since the beginning of the formation of oral myths and anecdotes and written poems and proverbs. He considered one of the most essential human innate tendencies. This magnificent concept has been incorporated into the mystics" speech in various forms and interpretations. One of these texts is the mystical interpretation as Kashf-al-asrar, which deals with the subject of love with passionate anecdotes. Meibodi’s mysticism is a romantic mysticism that interprets the relationship between God and man on the basis of love, and the story and anecdote are the appropriate and influential context for expressing these meanings that Meibodi brings to the utmost benefit and further instill the concept of love and motivation in meaning. In this qualitative content analysis, this research introduces some of these stories with the central theme of love and analyzes some of their ontological and epistemological dimensions and aims to familiarize the audience with the mystical-literary texts of the language. Persian is a longstanding subject of love and affection. The main question of the study is to what extent has Meibodi been able to portray the various dimensions of love by mentioning romantic mystical anecdotes?

Keyword
Love , Mysticism , Kashf-al-asrar , Meibodi , Anecdote

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