Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research
(In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)

Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)

Analytical recognition and introduction of the manuscripts of Junan al-Majanin

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD student of Persian language and literature, Department of Persian language and literature. Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages. Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Department of Persian Language and Literature. Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages. Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Full proffessor of Department of Persian language and literature, Faculty of Persian Literature and Humanities. University of Tehran. Tehran. Iran
Abstract
Junan al-Majanin is written by Qawamuddin Sanjani, a mystic of the 8th and 9th centuries of Hijri, which was written on the subject of mysticism and Sufism. This valuable work is written with a critical approach to Sufism and Sufi beliefs, in four chapters: Beliefs, Imports, Events and Poems. In view of the importance of Junanul Majanin, the present research is based on the descriptive-analytical method, in addition to introducing the work and its existing versions, it also examines its linguistic and literary features. On the other hand, the current research reveals the author's positions on various Sufism issues in the content analysis section. The results of the survey show that Sanjani, like most mystics, took help from famous verses, hadiths, poems and sayings to prove his views. Among the rhetorical features of this work, we can mention: the use of consecutive words, phonology, puns, similes, similes, adaptations (solutions and insertions), glosses and hints. The linguistic features of the text indicate that the prose of the book is older than the author's period. It should be mentioned that seven manuscripts of Junanul Majanin have been identified, which are kept in the libraries of Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and England.
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نویسندگانی که نام‌هایشان ذکر شده است تأیید می‌کنند که هیچ وابستگی یا مشارکتی با هیچ سازمان یا نهادی که منافع مالی (مانند حق‌الزحمه؛ کمک‌های آموزشی؛ شرکت در سخنرانی‌ها؛ عضویت، استخدام، مشاوره، مالکیت سهام یا سایر منافع مالی؛ و شهادت کارشناسی یا ترتیبات مجوز اختراعات) یا منافع غیرمالی (مانند روابط شخصی یا حرفه‌ای، وابستگی‌ها، دانش یا باورها) در موضوع یا مواد مورد بحث در این دست‌نوشته ندارند.

Conflict of Interest 

The named authors confirm that they have no affiliations or involvement with any organization or entity with financial interests (such as fees; educational grants; participation in lectures; membership, employment, consulting, stock ownership, or other financial interests; expert testimony or patent licensing arrangements) or non-financial interests (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5
March 2024
Pages 291-321

  • Receive Date 02 July 2023
  • Revise Date 26 July 2023
  • Accept Date 24 September 2023
  • Publish Date 20 March 2024