Khaqani Shirvani and Jerusalem

As he himself says، Khaqani has an eccentric style of writing. He is one of the pioneering Persian poets for employing a particular artistic and systematic style forming certain poetics. The most prominent demonstrator of his intellectually eccentric style is his wide use of cultural background. Employing such a background as a raw material، Khaqani creates some new concepts، images، and creative interpretations to make his words flee from the trap of banality and repetition. Part of this background deals with the poet''s awareness of different places and lands and their belongings. Jerusalem، one of these lands، is a land considered holy in Islam، Judaism، and Christianity and is an appealing and inspiring land for Khaqani to the extent that he is very much interested in visiting this place. This study analyzes and investigates Khaqani’s knowledge of this land.