Martyr and Martyrdom in the Awakening of the Mind and Language of the Islamic Revolutionary Poets

Martyrdom and its rich culture direct a society and its noble people towards the path of perfection and pave the way for human being to free themselves from the chain and fetters of personal belongings and worldly affaires. Martyrdom affects a society in every influential aspect including political, social, and cultural as well as literary affaires, especially its poetry. During the Glorious Islamic Revolution in Iran, especially, in the period of the Holy Defense, the poetry depicted the purest scene of passionate people, and their sincere devotion and utmost fighting for achieving an honorable life with simple, eloquent and tangible expression. It also talked about the divine journey of those outstanding men who, for the sake of divine love, ascended from this mundane world to win the eternal life of the spiritual world. The present paper is about that part of the contemporary Persian poetry which tries to depict a particular part of the Iranian soldiers’ martyrdom. It can be stated that, in compare to the poetry in previous eras, the contemporary poetry, which is affected by the Islamic Revolution of Iran, is more tied up with religious concepts and it became more valued during the Holy Defense. Absolutely, describing the bloody incidents with the language of pen in the field of poetry is itself a laudable mission. This was the basis for the creation of poetic history.