“Scientific and Specialized Journal of Modern Literary Research”

“Scientific and Specialized Journal of Modern Literary Research”

A comparative study of the story of the black-clad king from Haftpeykar Nizami and the story of Adam (PBUH)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
YosofAli Beiranvand 1
Akbar Garavand 2
Seyyed Morteza Mirhashemi 3
1 Ph.D. Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Khorram Abad University, Lorestan, Iran.
2 Master's degree, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Khwarazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Professor of the Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Khwarazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Sacred stories subconsciously affect the way people tell stories. Among these stories is the story of Prophet Adam (PBUH), which is described in detail in Abrahamic religions, especially Islam. This story had an impact on Nizami’s mind, in such a way that he wrote the story of the black-clad king from the Haftpeykar under its influence. In this research, we decided to investigate and compare the common themes and similar characters of the two stories of the black-clad king in the Haftpeykar Nizami and the story of Adam (PBUH) in the religious and literary narratives with a descriptive-analytical method. After examining these two narratives, we came to the conclusion that the same place, pleasure or sin, tree and fate are the common themes of the two stories. Similar characters are also among these: 1- the Master and Turktaz: those two have brought the hero close to them without prior acquaintance. 2- Butcher and Azrael: These are the two people who cut the hero's connection with the material world and introduced him to a world full of pleasure for a while. 3- The king and Adam: these two have eight common characteristics: falling away from their own land, following their passion and whimsy, ascension, etc
Keywords
The Holy Quran
The Story of Adam
The black cloth king
Haft Peikar
Nezami
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