A comparative study of dialogue in common anecdotes of Shaikh Attar Neishabouri’s works and Molana Jalal-al-Din’s Masnavi (fourth, fifth, and sixth books)

Abstract

Comparing the common stories and anecdotes of Attar’s works and Molana’s Masnavi and the characters’ dialogue processes in them, there are seen systematic and coordinate connections and relationships which help us in better recognition of these works. Comparing the styles and components of talks including the speaker, the listener, theme, scene, time, location, etc., it gets clear that Molana undoubtedly has directly or indirectly considered Attar's stories and has focused on them as practical model for creating his anecdotes. However, the important point is that the available knowledge and information about Molana’s mystical and personal life is dozen times more than the knowledge and information about Attar. Therefore, the researchers in this field should explore accurately and precisely these books and try more diligently to introduce these sages