Naser Khosrow"s Views on the Popular Sects of Thought in his own Era

Naser Khosrow is a thoughtful artist whose art has been greatly reflected in his poetry as a means to express his own critical views. In all his works from prose to verse he speaks of his beliefs to criticize the current opinions and beliefs of his time. As the main query of the present study we have tried to seek for the fundamentals of his views used in his critical approach toward the dominant schools of thoughts. Also to this end we have tried to collect the opinions of different sects of his time including theological, philosophical, and religious ones for this analysis. The results of the study indicate that he has managed to encounter their views in a peaceful manner to get their attentions toward their deficiency in their firmly held views. The approach of the study is based on a library research focusing on the data gathered for the analysis and arriving at the present conclusion.