Exploring and Analyzing "The Story of the Hunts" and ‎‎"The Story of the Jewish King Who Killed the Christians" in ‎Mowlana’s Mathnavi Ma'navi and Their Connection with ‎General Prophethood

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Prof in Persian Language and Literature of Shiraz Univeristy

10.22099/jba.2023.45134.4324

Abstract

The present article seeks to show the components that connect the content of the story of the Christian-killing Jewish king and the story of Nakhjiran with the foundations of popular prophecy.
The hero of the story in the story of the King of Judah is a child who was thrown into the fire and without the flame affecting him, he calls others not to obey the idol and welcome the fire. In the story of Nakhjiran, a rabbit violates the cruel agreement between the lion and Nakhjiran and refuses to be the prey of the lion and finally throws the milk into the well with a trick. Looking at the stories of some prophets that have been reflected in the Holy Quran; The similarity and alignment of the components and goals of these two stories with the tragedies of his life and how to guide the people and the obstacles in front of them can be seen.
The inner strength of the heroes of the story, along with the external weakness, divine support, death, the defeat of the enemy and the fulfillment of the promise of truth, the nectar of victory, the role of fate and destiny, the cause and burning of God and the reaction of the oppressors and habitual people, are among the things that are mentioned in the call of the prophets. And the ups and downs of these two stories can be seen.

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