An Analysis of “Delicate Love” in Sa’di’s Point of View

Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism

Karim Elahi ¹ (Phd Student, Theology, Najababad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran)
Khalil Bahrami Ghasrechami ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, Faculty of Humanities, Najababad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran, *Corresponding Author. [e-mail])
Hosein Izadi ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, Faculty of Humanities, Najababad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.)

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

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Abstract :

The delicate love discussed in this article is a critical topic in Persian mysticism and literature. This article, via a descriptive research method and the library and documentary research techniques, intends to answer the main question: what does Sa’di mean by love? The data show that Mosleh al-Din Sa’adi Shirazi is one of the poets of scholar, tourist, sage, and philosopher and one of the high peaks of Persian language and literature, who has dealt with the subject of love with his eloquent and flowery language and with frankness and humor. His works of poetry and prose are full of romantic satire. Sa’adi’s love is both spiritual (mystical and heavenly) and earthly. His loving worldview and aesthetic outlook have made us consider the whole universe beautiful and lovable. At the same time, Sa’adi, following other mystics and poets, believes love above reason and considers the reason so weak in front of love. Behind the scenes of virtual beauties and loves, he looks at the real face of their creator. In brief, it can be said that Sa’adi’s thinking in love is far from extremes and has adopted a language of moderation.