Makhzan al-Asrar
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Makhzan al-Asrar is a didactic Persian masnavi poem by Nizami Ganjavi that explores ethical, philosophical, and mystical themes through stories and reflections.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian poem
ⓘ
didactic poem ⓘ masnavi ⓘ |
| aim |
moral edification of the reader
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spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | courtly literary culture of the Seljuk period ⓘ |
| author | Nizami Ganjavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| contains |
exemplary anecdotes
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moral parables ⓘ mystical allegories ⓘ philosophical reflections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi literature
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didactic literature ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryTradition |
Arabic commentaries
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Persian commentaries ⓘ |
| hasForm | rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryCharacter | didactic narrator ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sufi poets
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later Persian didactic poetry ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | masnavi ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical Persian literature ⓘ |
| meter | mathnawi meter ⓘ |
| originalScript | Persian alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf | Khamsa of Nizami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first poem of the Khamsa ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Islamic
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Sufi ⓘ |
| structure | series of stories and reflections ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
inner purification
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relationship between human and God ⓘ transience of the world ⓘ virtues and vices ⓘ |
| theme |
Sufism
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asceticism ⓘ divine love ⓘ ethics ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ mysticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Storehouse of Mysteries
NERFINISHED
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Treasury of Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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