Textual Scholarship of Moein al-DÐn JowainÐ’s NegÁrestÁn

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Dar al-Hadith Sciences -Cultural Institute, Qom, Iran

2 Islamic Azad University Kashan Bronch

3 Institute for humanities and cultural studies

Abstract

Sadi established a style of prose and poetry by writing GolestÁn in 656 AH which has so far had many followers. JowainÐ’s NegÁrestÁn, was written in 735 AH 79 years after Sadi's GolestÁn. This book, after the Majd KhafÐ’s Rowzeh khold, may be considered as the second and nearest to the era of writing GolestÁn. NegÁrestÁn is a book of moral teachings and mysticism, written in imitation of Sadi's GolestÁn. The book consists of seven chapters: on Guardianship and Virtue; on Noble Characters; on Good Communication; on Love and Affection; on Preaching and Conscience; on Grace and Mercy; and Miscellaneous Benefits. Although its prose is not as great as GolestÁn, it is filled with historical points and information. This study deals firstly with the investigation of the manuscript of Moein al-DÐn JowainÐ’s NegÁrestÁn and secondly with Moein al-DÐn JowainÐ and his book, based on biographies and early and modern literature books. The authors of the present paper first give an account of the author Moein al-DÐn JowainÐ, then come up with existing information about his name and nickname, pseudonym, birth and death, professors and endorsers of works; and his religious character and beliefs. They then classify, analyze and verify the available data. Based on the textual evidences, they review topics such as: NegÁrestÁn’s attribution to the author, the writing of NegÁrestÁn, why book named "NegÁrestÁn", pseudonym of books, articles and book themes, genre of books, scientific status of NegÁrestÁn.

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Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature
Volume 20, Issue 40 - Serial Number 40
spring 2019
June 2019
Pages 9-39

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