A comparative study between the Attar's and Ibne Abelhadid's poems regarding Ali

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This paper deals with the Judgement of two Sunni poets and literary man that believe in Ali as the fourth caliph. These two Arab poets dispite of their biography demonstrated the truthness of the houshold.
They expressed their inability to count the virtues and characteristics of Imam Ali, they believe that the existence of the world and the religion are because of his existence and he is the root of the virtues.
Although they expressed their sincere love to him is seems that Attar proceed the Ibne Abelhadid in this regard.
A crucial difference is that Attar speaks of Ali s piety but Abelhadid does not mention to this. Abelhadid expressed the virtues of Ali explicitly but Attar at first prepares the readers mind and then expresses the virtues.
This paper which deals with similarities and differences between  the Ibne Abelhadid's poems and Attars expresses the examples of their poems regarding the position and virtues of Ali.

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