Mystical Portrait of Prophet Mohammad in Literary Texts

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University of Zahedan

2 PhD Student of Persian Language and Literature, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

The great prophet of Islam has always been portrayed uniquely and in an elevated manner. There has always been an attempt to express his nobility and mental and moral magnificence with the help of historical-religious narratives. Along with the historical image of the Prophet which deals with his actual life, there are some baseless, untrue, and non-historical materials in literary texts that seem to be more in line with the mystical subject of “Haghighat-e Mohammadiyeh” (Truth of Mohammad)”.
Haghighat-e Mohammadieh which, in fact, points to the first light, was applied to the Prophet in a specific period. The process formed a series of arguments regarding his character; issues such as the first creature, the medium of God’s grace, the aim of creation, etc. which, in this study, are called the mystical portrays of the Prophet and are contrasted with his historical and real image.  

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