Survey of Mystical Expressions in Khamseh (Quintet by Amir Khosrow Dehlavi

Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism

Nourmah  Jomehpour ¹ (PhD Student, Persian Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran Branch, Gachsaran, Iran.)
javad  kabutari ² (Assitant Professor, Persian Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran Branch, Gachsaran, Iran, corresponding author.)
Mohammad  Shafiei ³ (Assistant Professor, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran Branch, Gachsaran, Iran.)

Received: 2021-04-07 Accepted : 2021-04-07 Published : 2021-03-21

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Abstract :

Blending of mysticism with Persian literature have enriched the language ever after. Enormous use of mystical concepts and subject by mystics and mystical poets have paved the way for researchers and have protected such valuable assets. Accurate knowledge and introduction of poets and their thoughts occurs out of their works they have left behind. Amir Khosrow Dehlavi, known as Indian Saadi and Indian Parrot, is a mystical poet of Persian speaking in Delhi, India, and is famous for his hardworking poetry works domestically and overseas, especially in Indian peninsula. He has left numerous poems and couplets behind. But his quintet poems due to his dexterity and the fact that he is among the best verse theoreticians, it is worth studying. Since Amir Khosrow had his learning on mysticism under the supervision of Nezamuddin Owlia, a chief of Cheshtiyeh Sheikhs, and used to be the best follower of his Sheikh, his mystical viewpoints and perspectives can guide us on a better understanding of practical mysticism. This paper tries have a survey on the expressions and mystical points that mostly noticed by Amir Khosrow Dehlavi.