Impact of Sufism on Love Poems

Sufism that can be mentioned as one of the most important social and cultural factors was formed in Islamic community since early centuries and grew up rapidly.it was introduced into literature via Sanaee, and outstanding works appeared in this field in both verse and prose such as those of Rumi’s and Attar’s. Impressed by these works and the domination of the spirit and culture of Sufism over the social atmosphere of seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries, the love stories that were more appealing than other kinds of stories due to their emotional and sensational perspectives, were more evolved and while keeping the characteristics of former works took up new colors. This paper is trying to study some of the most outstanding works of these centuries, namely Hasht Behesht by Amir Khosro Dehlavi,7th century, Jamshid va Khorshid by Salman Savoji, Homa va Homayoon by Khajavi Kermani(eighth century),and Leili va Majnoon by Maktabi Shirazi (Ninth Century), and explore the shared elements that depict the effectiveness of the composers by Sufi mindsets. The result of the writers reveals that the effectiveness was not limited to only the evolution of the characters’ behavior, but the love words and statements have further meanings under the influence of Sufism. In other words, one can admit that the earthly and virtual love are enhanced as high as heavenly loves so that the love and mysticism are intertwined so much that no one can determine any borderline between their love or mystical status.