A Study of the Effect of Holy Quran on Imam Khomeini’s Sonnets with Intertextuality Approach

Based on the intertextuality theory, any text, conscious or unconscious, is a reproduction or representation of its previous or contemporary texts. Based on this theory, many contemporary texts can be found with intertextual relations with classic texts in various genres. In the meantime, the Holy Quran has the greater share of intertextual relations. Based on intertextuality approach, Imam Khomeini’s poems, as examples of the contemporary Persian poems, maintain a unique approach toward the Holy Quran. This paper intends to study and explain various intertextual genres of Quranic texts reflected in Imam Khomeini’s poetry in order to identify how much his poetry has been affected by the Holy Quran. The findings of the research paper indicate that Imam Khomeini’s poetry is sometimes inspired by the Quranic words, themes, personalities, and stories. Moreover, the most intertextual Quranic form in his poetry is represented in the form of parallel negation.