Introducing and Analyzing the Text in Maqâsed ol-Owliyâ fi Mahâsen ol-Anbiyâ Written By Mahmoud Fâryâbi

The Maqâsed ol-Owliâ fi Mahâsen ol-Anbia manuscript is written by Mahmoud Fâryâbi, an author in sixth century (AH). It provides a biography of the Prophets and some stories of their lives in form of a literary narration. This book has never been textually criticized and published before. The text moves away from a simple and easily read narration becoming more of a medium technical discourse in form. Rich vocabulary, metaphorical expressions, immense novel and poetic phrases, different homonymies, allusions, homophonies, phonotactics, analogies, inlays, artistic application of Qur’anic verses and sometimes their tactful interpretation, abundant pictures, rhythmic and fluent language, etc. are all among the remarkable instruments that are used to elevate the poetic features in this text, giving it an astonishing artistic and literary value. Based on the facts stated above, the authors in this article are trying to extract the main characteristics of the text from its various pictures and expressional and literal complexities, using concept analysis and research method, and provide a ground for introduction of this lesser known text for the researchers and those of interest. Due to the fact that Faryâbi writes the text to be an amendment on the works of others, the stories stated, except for complete stories of Yosef Prophet (peace be upon him), Mohammad Prophet (P.B.H) and Moses Prophet (P.B.H), other stories are all short and concise in form. The plot narration and expression of meaning is not ruined by the rhetoric; and rhythmical and some long sentences does not take the form of wearful verbiage. On the contrary, the aspects of words and meanings are all in quite moderation.