Representation of Moral and Didactic Themes in Faqih Kermani's Panj Ganje Emād

Being among the oldest and most common kinds of literature, didactic literature presents moral and rational doctrines to the audience to be applied in their lives to achieve prosperity and happiness. Persian literature has long represented the purest and most precious moral and didactic meanings and themes in a way that a large part of Persian poetry has been dedicated to advice, wisdom, and sermons. Emād Faqii Kermani is one of the Persian poets in 8th century AH who was proficient in composing different genres of poems including Sonnet, Ode and Masnavi. His poems have been integrated with Sufism and mystical thoughts and doctrines. Using descriptive-analytic approach, this study aims at investigating the moral and didactic doctrines in Panj Ganj by Emād Faqih Kermani to determine the position and value of morality and training in his poetry and also, some of the literary merits of him would be clarified. The findings reveal that the moral and didactic subjects which are a combination of ancient advice, mystical and Sufi doctrines are widely reflected in his Masnavis. The most prevalent and frequent moral and didactic themes in Panj Ganje Emād include political and governmental sermons, worship and servitude to God, instability of the world, generosity, knowledge and gaining knowledge, confidentiality, harmlessness.