Quranic Intertextuality in Safi Hirani’s Poems

Abstract

The representation of religious theme has greatly influenced Safi’s poems, especially Quran, Islam’s prime source, has affected the poet’s mind set obviously.  This study shows the intertextuality of Quran in Safi’s poems from different directions. In his poems, Quran’s texts have been used for several themes and purposes. The poet, through his understanding of the Ayat, solves the issues of faith, social, ethic and civilization. He also tries to understand existentialism, Anthropology, epistemology, and aesthetics through using religious intertextuality in his poems.

To show the relationship of Religion and Poetry, this paper is divided into an introduction, two chapters, and a conclusion. The first chapter includes theoretical side of intertextuality. The second chapter consists of practical side of Quran’s Intertextuality, which covers two sections: the first section argues about the themes and purposes of Quran’s intertextuality.