:: year 22, Issue 76 (4-2014) ::
Persian Language and Literature 2014, 22(76): 137-161 Back to browse issues page
Theological Insights "Payndany" (Intercession) in Persian Poetry
Iffat Neghabi
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Payandani (intercession and mediation) is one of the main theological topics in the opening centuries of the Islamic era. Theologians have haddifferent views on this issue, which along with other theological issues, such as determinism and free will, destiny, justice, and the vision of Allah, was widely discussed by Muslim scholars, and fiercely debated by the Mutazilite, the Asharite and later the Shia. The aim of this paper is to discuss in briefthe formation of Payandani and compare the views of the major Islamic schoolson this topic. Moreover, the researcher attempts totrace this subject in Persianpoetry, especially in the poetry of the distinguished Sufi poets of the sixth and seventh centuries, such as Sanai, Attar, Rumi and Saadi.

Keywords: Payandani (intercession), theology, Mutazilite, Asharite, Shia, Persian poetry
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