Analysis of the ethical functions of allegory in the Asrar-Nameh

Allegory is one of the most effective literary methods in reciting and outlining the most important ethical and educational issues; because by simplifying complex issues, the power of understanding and analyzing a broad audience grows. since the main aim of the ethical poets is to create poetry, it is raising the level of knowledge of the people. use tools such as allegory to advance and fulfill educational goals. Attar in the mystery, based on this part of the allegorical capabilities, it has been devoted to explaining various moral, religious and mystical issues. in this article, based on the descriptive-analytic method, the ethical functions of allegory are investigated. it seems that the poet, using the aforementioned narrative, explains such topics as: "life; self-destruction; self-affirmation; the consideration of divine and spiritual love; the exaggeration of the zeal and the property of friendship; the avoidance of negligence; the condemnation of appearances; The instability of human life and the proportion between human capacities and the chosen goal ". it was also found that the poet used simple analogies to avoid disturbances in the process of understanding his general audience. these allegories have been effective in representing the most important ethical issues that are often abstract and intangible.