خلاصة:
Narrative verses of the Holy Quran have always been a source of inspiration for Persian Muslim literates and poets and have benefited from the vast sea of Quran knowledge according to their literary works, their cognizance and insight. Sa’di Shirazi and Sa’d-al-din Varavini have used precious concepts of the divine word in their works and have used the verses of Quran as a gem to adorn their sweet sayings, so that by recalling the prophetic hadith, divine verses and stories, the reader will be guided to understand the Ethics and humane values, and will be encouraged do the good deeds. Marzban nameh and Golestan are of the most important works of Persian literature in the type of technical prose in the Sixth and Seventh century and since one of the important features of the prose of this period is the use of Quran verses and hadiths, this study by using descriptive- comparative method, investigates the frequency of Quran verses and hadiths applied in these two books; besides it presents various examples of verses, hadiths, Quranic themes and Arabic quotations and statements, and also studies the ways by which these verses and hadiths are shown in these two books. One of the results of this study shows that Sa’di and Varavini have been successful in integrating Arabic themes and statements with Persian prose.
ملخص الجهاز:
Saadi Shirazi and Sa'd al-Din Waravini have utilized the precious themes of the Divine Word in their works and have made Quranic verses like a jewel, adorning their speech and sweet words, so that with the help of Prophetic hadiths, stories, and Divine verses, they may call upon the reader to recognize ethics, human values, and perform good deeds.
Since one of the important characteristics of the prose of this period is the use of verses and hadiths, the present article attempts, using a descriptive-comparative method, to express the manner of applying the manifestation of verses and hadiths in the two books Golestan and Marzban-nameh by mentioning various examples of verses, hadiths, Quranic themes, citations, and Arabic phrases, and to examine the modes of emergence and appearance of verses and hadiths in the two aforementioned books.
The study and examination of the exquisite tales of Golestan make it evident that the Book of Divine Revelation (the Holy Quran) is the primary source of inspiration for Saadi's literary works, having been breathed like a soul into the body of Saadi's prose and poetry (Zanjani, 1364, p.
Dr. Hossein Khatibi writes in the work "The Art of Prose in Persian Literature" on this subject: "One of the most technical characteristics of the prose of Marzban-nameh is the quotation and use of Quranic verses and prophetic Hadiths for the purpose of integrating meanings, decorating expressions, and arranging speech...