Document Type : Original Article
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Faculty member of the Theology Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
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"Faculty Member of the Persian Language and Literature Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Associate Professor of the History Department, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
10.22077/jcrl.2025.9134.1204
Abstract
This article examines the different types of exaggeration regarding the personality of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) and his family in Persian religious poetry, focusing on the dominant ideological perspective in these forms of exaggeration. Exaggeration and extremist beliefs have played a significant role in the history of Shiite thought, leaving considerable impacts. Exaggeration has existed in all monotheistic religions and Islamic sects. Extremists, although identified under different sects and names, generally share core beliefs. They attribute divine attributes and names to religious leaders, sometimes elevating them to divinity, assigning them roles in creation, sustenance, and control over the universe. Exaggerated thinking reached its peak in the second and third centuries of the Hijri calendar, later receding to the margins without completely disappearing. However, in the thirteenth century Hijri, coinciding with the emergence of the Shaykhi movement, conditions allowed its revival in public spheres. This study, using descriptive and analytical methods, seeks to answer the key question of how exaggeration has been reproduced in contemporary history, particularly in recent decades, and in which domains it has manifested. According to the findings of this research, extremist ideas have expanded in recent decades. Since formal propagation is not feasible, they have largely assumed a popular and folkloric nature, appearing in religious gatherings and ceremonies, particularly through religious poetry and eulogies.
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