Matn/Pizhūhī-i Adabī (Sep 2019)
Contemplating and Contrasting Naser Khosrow’s Rhetorical Poem with New –Platonic and Nabavi Wisdom
Abstract
Religion and poem are not in challenge with each other in Greek tradition. Although the Islamic tradition has theoretically taken advantages from it, it has always been trying to pursue its own style. Meantime, Naser Khosrow is a perfect example who contemplated the Greeks’ philosophy, whereas there are profound distinctions between him and other heirs of Greek philosophy. It means that he has been able to stabilize his attitudes with philosophical principles and mixed them with Hadis and Quran doctrines. In contrast to Greeks, particularly Aristotle, he has directed poem toward his religious beliefs. Naser Khosrow’s has been also identified as the pioneers of literal commitment who has emphasized religion and expanded Islamic concepts. As he is considered as an innate speaker who has used his theology to ponder verses and expand Ismael religion, he believed that science is categorized based on religion. In consequent, he improves wisdom and religion. This mainly distinguishes him from Greekism and the Iranian philosophers tending to Greek tradition. From this point of view, the present research is going to indicate that Naser Khosrow has tried to stabilize his thought based on Nabavi wisdom which is different from the new- Platonic philosophy. Since this issue has been scrutinized by the experts of rhetorical poem, this study has been conducted based on the philosophical work of Henry Kren to contemplate this subject.
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