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)

Introduction and textual analysis of the birth certificate of Amirul Momineen Ali (AS) attributed to Abu Mekhnaf Lot bin Yahya Azdi

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Hossein Mohtadi
Associate Professor. Department of Arabic Language and Literature. Faculty of Literature and Humanities. Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.
10.22034/crtc.2023.416409.1110
Abstract
Abu Mekhnaf Lot bin Yahya Azdi, who died in 157 AH, has been remembered by many books, one of his works, which is only mentioned in the book of al-Dhari'a by Agha Bozur Tehrani, is the book "The Birth of Amir al-Mu'minin (AS)". A copy of the birth certificate of Hazrat Amir al-Mu'min (a.s.) attributed to Lot bin Yahya Azdi and translated by Mohammad Taqi Mousavi has been registered in the catalog of Ayatollah Golpayegani's library under number 8246-96/56; Also, there are copies of this work in Dashtestan, where the tradition of reciting is still standing. In this article, the author has investigated and analyzed this birth certificate in a descriptive and analytical way; It also expresses the characteristics and shortcomings and unknown dimensions of this work in three linguistic, syntactic and rhetorical levels. Then it deals with the story of the birth of Imam Ali (a.s.) until his migration from Mecca to Madinah and the plots of Quraysh and finally ends with the topic of his marriage with Hazrat Fatima Zahra (AS). Despite doubting the validity of the claim of "Mohammed Taqi Mousavi" in the translation of the birth certificate of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (AS) by "Abu Mekhnaf"; But his translation is a valuable work in its own kind because of its linguistic, syntactic and rhetorical features and the meaningful poems he added to the text.
Keywords
Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (a.s.)
Abu Mekhnaf
Mohammad Taghi Mousavi
Mavlutnameh
Manuscript m
Persian Gulf

Subjects

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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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Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)
Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 6
October 2024
Pages 217-238

  • Receive Date 14 September 2023
  • Revise Date 21 November 2023
  • Accept Date 01 December 2023
  • Publish Date 22 September 2024