The analysis of Godliness, Advocacy of Justice and Oppression in Shahnameh-e- Ferdowsi

Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism

Ahmad Amini ¹ , Kamran Pashayee Fakhri ² , Khalil Hadidi ³

1 - دانش آموخته دکتری زبان و ادبیات فارسی، واحد تبریز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تبریز، ایران.
2 - دانشیار گروه زبان و ادبیات فارسی، واحد تبریز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تبریز، ایران
3 - دانشیار گروه زبان و ادبیات فارسی، واحد تبریز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تبریز، ایران.

Received: 2017-07-30 Accepted : 2018-08-04 Published : 2017-05-22

Keywords: monotheism, commitment, Ferdowsi, justice seeking, intellectual asset,

Abstract :

This study strives to achieve some relative and limited insight into the thinking of Ferdowsi through examining the original text and both internal and external layers and dimensions of a great work under the title of “Shahnameh” (the epic of the kings in English) on three parts: monotheism, justice and fighting oppression, which is in itself construed here as the human being’s intellectual asset. The method of content analysis, a scientific and systematic method of inference, was employed to extract and gather the data and thereby gain the aforementioned objective. Then, it was realized that these triple elements were highly closely bounded to the point that their separation from each other was not only impossible but also unimaginable. This is to say that having faith in almighty God results in the establishment of justice and the ultimate output of these two is fighting with oppression. Then, it shall be admitted that back then, the sage of Tous (Ferodowsi) had been in pursuit of an ideal society, reckoned natural to him, and this is something innate, which is rather called human rights as well by civil societies. This study attempts to spot and restore these elements. Divine magnificence and wisdom brings about honour and pride; and selfishness and ingratitude cause humiliation and affliction. He thinks that Iranians never encroach on human rights and it arises from their sense of justice.