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Praise has been one of the first topics that Persian poets have tested their nature and admired kings, princes and powerful people. In the meantime, the social origin of this type of poetry and the reasons for the poet's attention to this type of liter ature are of special importance. In this article, by e xamining O nsory P oetry as the most prominent poet of the Ghaznavid era, we seek to search for the social contexts of praise poetry. Our research method is descriptive-analytical. To this end, after providing an introductory presentation of both the history of praise and praise poetry, its features and themes, we have dealt with the issue of why and under what conditions poets have written praise poetry. Who were their supporters and what was the purpose of their supporters? What are the conditions of society that have led to the creation of such works Finally, given the political and social environment that governs society, we find that admirers are known as preachers of government.

In the words of the poets, there are motifs that in addition to being frequent and extensive are linked to the knowledge and epistemology of the narrator. Among them, the "tree motif" in NaserKhosrow’s poetry and prose with a frequency of at least 177 times is one of the central themes and images which are rooted in the poet’s intellectual and religious beliefs. NaserKhosrowhas often used this motif in two major ways: First as an image of the universe in the form of a tree with human beings as its fruits, and second as an image of a human being in the form of a tree with his moral traits as the sweet and valuable fruits as well as his immoral traits as bitter and harmfulfruits.In the present study, in addition to investigating the background and origin of this theme, its different aspects have been analyzed. The results indicate the special and unique importance of tree in the poet’s mind and imagination and also the impact of Islamic teachings and Ismaili works and theories on the poet increatingsuch themes and images.

Ghiyath ad-Din bin Humam ad-Din known as “Khandamir” was a historian, scribe, poet and writer during Timurid era. He was the grandson of “Mir Khand”, author of the book “Rawzat as-Safa”. “Nameh Nami” is a beautiful and interesting epistolary with a prose mixed with poetry. It includes a preface and nine chapters, each containing several parts, which are classified as Satr (line) and Lafz (phrase) in present editions. Khandmir wrote these letters when he was 46 or 47 years old; that is, during the years 925 AH or 927 AH, when he was residing in Herat. He wrote these letters for bureaucratic features including aristocratic and common classes of the society on a variety of occasions. Nameh Nami has been compiled in six versions; the original version has the least number of mistakes, and is kept at the Central Library of the University of Tehran with the registration number 3411. Correction of Nameh Nami was done to revive this valuable piece of work. In addition, it contains such merits as fluent letters and information on writing signs and expressions. The book is also of paramount importance to researchers in terms of its historical significance, since it illuminates the dark angles of the history of Timurid and Safavid era. It also touches on such figures as Sultan Hussein Bayqara, his sons and Kamaleddin Behzad.