A Comparative Study of Didacticism in Hafez's and Imam Ali's Poetry

Hafez is the greatest lyricist of the eighth century. He enjoys an excellent position in mysticism and poetry. Hafiz’s excellent ideas and poetic gifts distinguished him markedly from other poets. The human heart knows the language of his poems. Ethical issues and educational considerations in his poetry absorb everyone''s attention and stimulate the audience’s emotions. We know that Hafez had a good command of earlier poetry and these concepts have been integrated in his poetry. It is possible that Hafiz has been aware of the poetry of Imam Ali، because the didactic aspect of his poetry is similar to that of Imam Ali’s poetry which focuses on Morality and education. It is possible that Hafiz has been influenced by poetry of Imam Ali. This paper aims to reconcile the poetry of Hafez with the poetry of Imam Ali from the perspective of didactic literature in order to discover the similarity of ethics and education between them.