A Comparative Study of Lamentation for Imam Hussein in the Elegies of Sharif Razi and Mohtasham Kashani

To study the implications of various elegies for Imam Hussein in the poetry of Arabs and non-Arabs is of great importance to many researchers of comparative literature. In this context, the main feature of the elegies is addressing the sufferings of Imam Hussein, and crying upon his pains. Sharif Razi, a poets of Arabic literature in the fourth century AH, and Mohtasham Kashani, a poets of Persian literature in the tenth century, are among Shiite poets who share characteristics regarding elegies on Imam Hussein. This study tries to compare and contrast the elegies of these poets through a descriptive-analytical method.the results are represented in charts.