Yūsuf u Zulaykhā
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Yūsuf u Zulaykhā is a celebrated Persian narrative poem by Jami that romantically and mystically retells the Qur’anic story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian narrative poem
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masnavi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic mysticism
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Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Qur’anic story of Joseph
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story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife ⓘ |
| characterOrigin |
Potiphar’s wife (Zulaykha)
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Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in Persianate world ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
beauty as a manifestation of the divine
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dreams and their interpretation ⓘ trial and imprisonment ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | celebrated work in Persian Sufi poetry ⓘ |
| didacticFunction | moral and spiritual instruction ⓘ |
| form | rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi literature
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mystical poem ⓘ romantic poem ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | later Persian retellings of Yusuf and Zulaykha story ⓘ |
| influenced | later Islamic mystical love narratives ⓘ |
| interpretation | allegory of the soul’s longing for God ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
extended metaphor of love
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symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Timurid-era Persian literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Persian classical literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Yusuf
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Zulaykha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | allegorical ⓘ |
| portrays |
Yusuf as embodiment of divine beauty
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Zulaykha’s transformation from worldly to spiritual love ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic ⓘ |
| religiousFigureDepicted | Prophet Yusuf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSource | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalEpisodeRetold | surah Yusuf narrative ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
chastity
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divine love ⓘ human love ⓘ patience ⓘ repentance ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| workOf | Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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