نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The panegyric (madīḥah) is considered one of the most influential literary genres in religious mourning rituals and devotional praise. Given the significance of religious panegyrics and elegies, extensive research has been conducted on the thematic and rhetorical dimensions of such works in Arabic and Persian literature. However, English poems composed in praise of the Eighth Shi'i Imam (A.S.)have hitherto remained unexamined and unanalyzed. The aim of the present study is a comparative analysis of the themes and figures of speech in contemporary panegyrics to Imam Reza (A.S.)in Arabic and English. This research was conducted using a qualitative approach and a library-based method, with its statistical population comprising Arabic and English poems in praise of Imam Reza (A.S.), selected through purposive sampling from compositions of the last two decades. The findings revealed that the two poetic traditions share common themes such as the Imam's oppression and the tyranny of al-Maʾmūn, the nobility of his lineage, the ardent desire for pilgrimage, and the seeking of intercession (shafāʿah). However, Arabic poetry proves richer and more detailed in representing the Imam's moral and scholarly virtues. Rhetorically, both traditions rely heavily on semantic figures of speech, with the notable difference that English poetry employs modern techniques such as paradox and synaesthesia. Overall, Arabic poetry, drawing upon narrative sources, presents a historical and documented image of the Imam (A.S.), while English poetry, through abstract and universal language, re-presents the same themes for an audience beyond the boundaries of Shi'ism.
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