The place amd role of literature in propagating religius teachings (with emphasis on poetry)

Document Type : Original Article

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university of Tehran

10.22081/ofogh.2021.60650.1018

Abstract

Propagation has many tools and one of the most important tools of propaganda is to attract the audience and help convey the message, literature and art are among the most important tools that have been considered in Islam. In addition to the Holy Quran, the Prophet's expressive miracle, eloquence and rhetoric on the infallibles (peace be upon them) as well as their mastery of their ancient and contemporary literature and its use in speeches and hadiths on the one hand, and material and spiritual support of religious preachers and poets and Shiism, the people's recommendation for the success of these preacher writers, and their cultural intellectual attraction and guidance, on the other hand, clarify the importance of paying attention to literature in propaganda. Also, the study of literary types of poetry and prose in the words of Imams and their followers, on the one hand, has verbal beauties along with high content and meaning, and has used cryptography, metaphor and metaphor to convey the message of religion, and on the other hand carries elaboration or reflection. There have also been some restrictions or abrogations in the narrations that have helped to convey the concepts to the society.Thepresent study tries to highlight examples of the importance of this issue so that propaganda can be used more and better today with effective tools including literature and art.

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