title: Lists of Prophets in Persian Poetry: Application, Classification, and Context
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metadata.value: Moiseeva, Anna V.
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metadata.value: 2024-03-29T16:51:39Z
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metadata.value: 2023-12
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metadata.value: Moiseeva A. V. Lists of Prophets in Persian Poetry: Application, Classification, and Context. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, pp. 714– 730. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2023.407
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2023.407
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/45187
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metadata.value: Traditionally, medieval Persian poems have an introduction that praises God and the Prophet.
  Often the praise is expressed by comparing Muhammad with his predecessors. Usually the
  conclusion (often implicit) of such a comparison is that Muhammad has surpassed all the
  other prophets in everything and, unlike them, has no imperfection. It is not uncommon for
  the description of the mir‘āj to be used as the basis for such a listing. This tradition goes back
  to a hadith describing Muhammad’s ascension to the divine throne, where he was greeted in
  turn by all his predecessors. The use of the lists of prophets is closely connected with the theme
  of the affirmation of monotheism — tawh īd. The literary canon prescribes mentioning this
  theme in introductions of various kinds, be it the first chapter of a poem, the first ghazal in a
  divan, or the beginning of a separate qasida. The enumeration of the names of the prophets
  and the elements of the stories related to them (the miracles they performed, the trials they
  faced, or the sins they committed) demonstrate the omnipotence of God and the immutability
  of His will, and point to the path that the believer must take to be united with the Absolute. An
  analogue and prototype of this technique of Persian poetry are the so-called rows of prophets
  found in the Qur’an. The function of such rows is to demonstrate the prophetic succession
  from the first man, Adam, to the “Seal of Prophecy”, Muhammad, by presenting the legendary
  history of humanity before the advent of Islam.
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metadata.value: en
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 15; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Persian literature
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: prophets
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metadata.value: Qur’an
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metadata.value: list
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metadata.value: poem
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metadata.value: introduction
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: canon
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: mir‘aj
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: ‘Attar
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Nizami
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Lists of Prophets in Persian Poetry: Application, Classification, and Context
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metadata.value: Article
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