چکیده:
Jami’s Baharestan is one of the most valuable Persian literary works; it embodies a lot of fruitful stories and discourses، whose most sources are Arabic. Though one may find out from Jami’s words that he has not used the literary works of his predecessors، an investigation on Arabic sources may lead one to lots of background works of the stories of this book. In this paper، we have identified the Arabic background works of twenty three anecdotes and the Persian sources of thirty three anecdotes out of thirty six ones of the first chapter of Baharestan. We have also shown that at least twelve anecdotes from them have come in the sources prior to Jami himself. Another finding of this study is that Jami has taken this part of Baharestan from another book namely Nafahat al-Uns (Breaths of Fellowship). In this study، we have found thirty one anecdotes from the first chapter of Baharestan in the book Nafahat al-Uns (Breaths of Fellowship).
خلاصه ماشینی:
73 to 98) Date of Receipt: 20/02/91 Date of Acceptance: 12/04/91 Abstract: Baharestan of Jami is one of the valuable works of Persian literature and contains many stories and wise sayings, many of which originate from Arabic sources.
(Jami, 1387: 29-30) Regarding the importance of seeking guidance from narratives for a disciple, it is stated in the book “Manifestations of Sufism and Gnosticism in Iran and the World”: Imam Yusuf Hamadani was asked: “When these times pass and this group hides behind the veil of concealment, what should we do to remain safe?” He said: “Read eight pages of their words every day, then create a litany for the people of heedlessness.
(Jami, 1387: 30) Arabic Sources: Al-Junayd said: “Hand me secretly a note written on it I heard a traveler on the road to Mecca Whose God has honored, saying: I weep, and what do you know of what makes me weep?
(Jami, 1387: 30) Arabic Sources: I heard Abdulwahid al-Siyari say: I heard Fares al-Baghdadi say: I asked al-Husayn ibn al-Mansur about the disciple, and he said: (He is the one who aims his intention at God Almighty; and does not deviate until he reaches Him).
(Jami, 1387: 30) Arabic Source: Abu Hashim said: It is easier to plow the mountains with needles than to remove pride from hearts.
(Cf. Jami, 1370: 691); and in Tadhkirat al-Awliya (Memorial of the Saints) it appears with a slight difference: He said, “Whoever thinks he can reach union with God through striving casts himself into infinite hardship, and whoever thinks he can reach without striving casts himself into infinite longing.
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