The influence of Saadi's Gulistan on the didactic teachings of Qabusnameh مقاله

چکیده:

Saadi Shirazi is a masterful poet and a sweet-spoken writer whose greatness in poetry and literature is acknowledged and confessed by all. There is no one like him who, in the field of advice and counsel, mixes the bitter medicine of admonition with the sweet nectar of the delicacy and elegance of speech, and like a healing potion, heals the heart of every lover of literature with his words. In his richly illustrated Gulistan, he has spoken in every chapter and has truly given voice to wisdom. It seems that in writing this esteemed book, Saadi had in mind the Qabusnameh by Unsur al-Ma'ali Kaykavus bin Iskandar and was influenced by it in expressing many wise and moral issues. If we look at the book Gulistan and Qabusnameh through the lens of didactic literature, we will encounter a treasure trove full of common exhortations, similar wisdom, and identical valuable educational points, each of which can serve as a guide for the scientific and practical life of mankind. This research, using an analytical-descriptive method, examines Saadi's Gulistan and Qabusnameh from the perspective of didactic literature to ultimately become aware of the extent of Saadi's influence from Qabusnameh in creating his eternally pleasant Gulistan.