Dibil's Arguments in Favor of the Prophet's Family (a)

During King Abbas I era, Dibil Khuzāi set out to defend Shia thoughts, especially the rightfulness of Alavies. He has numerous argumentative poems in favor of the Shia thoughts, on Imamate and caliphate, and on rejection of the claimant's stances. This article intends to find answer for the following questions. First, what are the bases of Dibil's argumentative approach to prove the rightfulness of the Prophet's Family (a)? Second, what are the principles that Dibil relies on to convince his addressees? And third, how the content of the poems has affected Dibil's language and wording? Eloquence and logical reasoning are among the main features of this committed poet's argumentative poetry. The findings of the study indicate that Dibil has used poetry as a political means, i.e. to defend the doctrine of the Prophet's Family (a), and his main concern is to convince his addressees. When discussing argumentative issues, Dibil distances himself from emotion. This indicates his tendency to logical convincing of the addressee.