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سلسلة الذهب / Silsilat al-Dhahab (Chain of Gold)

Silsilat al-Dhahab (سلسلة الذهب)

Silsilat al-Dhahab (The Chain of Gold) is the first and longest masnavi (narrative poem in rhyming couplets) in Jami's celebrated seven-part collection, the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones). Composed in the late 15th century, it is structured into three books (daftars) and written in the khafif meter.

Key Themes and Structure

  • Three Books (Daftars):
    • Book 1: Focuses primarily on Islamic theology, Sufism, ethics, and the duties of rulers, interspersed with various didactic tales.
    • Book 2: Explores the nature of love, the spiritual path (suluk), and the relationship between physical form (surat) and inner meaning (ma'na), often illustrated through allegories such as the story of the beautiful youth, his father, and the gnostic.
    • Book 3: Offers further moral and spiritual counsels.
  • Sufi Didacticism: Silsilat al-Dhahab serves as a major didactic work that synthesizes theological, philosophical, and my...

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