An Analytical Study of the Poetic Treatises in ʿUyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā (AS) Based on Components of Literary Aesthetics

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1 Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Law, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

10.22081/jrla.2026.71284.1403

Abstract

The collection ʿUyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā (AS), characterized by the interweaving of scholarly and literary themes, is regarded as one of the distinguished works in the field of Razavi studies. This work encompasses sermons, scholarly–literary discourses, and fragments of poetry attributed to Imam al-Riḍā (AS). Despite the eminent status of this Razavi compendium, no independent national or international study has thus far examined its poetic dimensions. Therefore, employing a descriptive–analytical method, the present study investigates the poetic treatises of ʿUyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā (AS). The findings of this research offer significant contributions to both Persian and Arabic literary studies. In this article, the poems attributed to Imam al-Riḍā (AS) are first extracted and categorized, and subsequently their thematic structures are analyzed from the perspective of literary aesthetics. One of the principal findings of this study is that composing poetry for the Infallibles (AS) is not considered a virtue; rather, based on the established practice of the Prophets and the Imams (AS)—none of whom were poets—the attribution of poems or poetic collections to figures such as Imam ʿAlī (AS) or Imam al-Riḍā (AS) is inconsistent with their rank of infallibility. Nevertheless, rhythmical and rhymed prose attributed to Imam al-Riḍā (AS) constitutes a significant portion of ʿUyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā (AS).

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  • Receive Date: 04 March 2025
  • Revise Date: 19 October 2025
  • Accept Date: 20 April 2026
  • Publish Date: 23 September 2025

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