A Comparative Study of Four Collections of Poetry based on the Story of Joseph and Zuleikha by Jami, Khavari and Ferdowsi

Joseph and Zuleikha story is basically a religious story and has been used by different poets in various historical eras. The poets who have versified this story have made use of the old testament, Quran and other related commentaries. Therefore, one reason for the distinction between these verses could be the difference of the sources they have used which are mainly Quran, commentaries and the old testament. A comparative study of four Collections of poetry based on the story of Joseph and Zuoleikha by Jami, Khavari and Ferdowsi and finally the Arabic Collection called Nahayat-al-arab fi fonon-al-adab by Ahmad-Al-Noviri revealed that all these four poets used the Quranic version of this story more than the other versions while Ferdowsi and Ahmad-Al-Noviri considered the old testament after Quran more than the other two.