Teleology in Asadi Tusi's Garshasb Nameh

The works of Persian literature in verse and prose involve a variety of scientific and religious thoughts and teachings. After the prevalence and acceptance of Islam in Iran until the fourth and fifth centuries (AH) when Persian poetry flourished and matured more than ever before، it is well seen that poetry is interwoven with religion and its rituals. Getting acquainted with the Quranic messages and mastering the language of this Holy book، Persian poets embraced the ideas contained in it، and began to proliferate the Quranic teachings using their tender nature and the language of poetry. The Quranic themes were reflected in the poetry of the fourth and fifth centuries (AH) in the form of translation and expression of the concepts of the Quranic verses. Asadi Tusi''s epic-instructive work، Garshasb Nameh، is one of the ancient Iranian literary works which is highly prominent in this respect. This Shiite poet، who was Ferdowsi Toosi''s fellow townsman and like him wrote epic poetry، has tackled one of the most basis issues in Islam in Garshasbnameh and that is human death and resurrection. This wise poet has also tackled a number of exigent issues related to Teleology such as the End of Time and the Emergence of Mahdi (a. s.)، the intercession of the Prophet in the Hereafter، the Day of Judgment، the Divine Justice in the Gathering Place of Resurrection، the Paradise and the Hell، etc.