Comparative Analysis of Quran Verses and Hadith in the Books Golestan and Marzban nameh Written by Sa di

Narrative verses of the Holy Quran have always been a source of inspiration for Persian Muslim literates and poets and have benefited from the vast sea of Quran knowledge according to their literary works, their cognizance and insight. Sa’di Shirazi and Sa’d-al-din Varavini have used precious concepts of the divine word in their works and have used the verses of Quran as a gem to adorn their sweet sayings, so that by recalling the prophetic hadith, divine verses and stories, the reader will be guided to understand the Ethics and humane values, and will be encouraged do the good deeds. Marzban nameh and Golestan are of the most important works of Persian literature in the type of technical prose in the Sixth and Seventh century and since one of the important features of the prose of this period is the use of Quran verses and hadiths, this study by using descriptive- comparative method, investigates the frequency of Quran verses and hadiths applied in these two books; besides it presents various examples of verses, hadiths, Quranic themes and Arabic quotations and statements, and also studies the ways by which these verses and hadiths are shown in these two books. One of the results of this study shows that Sa’di and Varavini have been successful in integrating Arabic themes and statements with Persian prose.