An Investigation into the Manuscripts of the Taleb Jajarmi's Diwan with an Analytic Approach

Abstract Maulana Mohammad Taleb Jajarmi (854 AH) is one of the less known poets of Shiraz in the 9th century AH. In addition to the "Diwan ", the poem of "Guy va Chougan" (lit. ball & polo)  is also attributed to him. This Shiite poet, who was the student of Azari Toosi, used to compose praise-poems, admiring the Timurid and Fars rulers in the 9th century AH. However, there has not been enough information about his life, works and thoughts before finding two manuscripts in the library of the National Museum of Iran and in the library of Ayatollah Marashi Najafi (RA). This encouraged the researcher to perform a research in this regard. In this article, after giving a brief introduction about the poet's life and works, based on his handwritten works, and the principles of correcting manuscripts, the researcher has attampted to make the structural and content analysis of the text. Hence, employing a descriptive-analytical approach, in addition to introducing Tayeb Jajarmi and his works briefly, he addresses the religion, thought, textology and poem manuscripts of the poet to shed a light onto the dark aspects of his life, as well as the style and features of his poetry and manuscripts. Taleb Jajarmi composed poems praising Ibrahim Sultan, Abdullah, and son of Ibrahim, Khalil Sultan, Younes-khan, Sultan-Wes, Jahangir, Sultan Hasan Khodadad, Majid Hajibig, Alishah, Hassan-Shah and Mahmud. As found in his manuscripts, he deeply respected and heartily admired sultan Mohammad Ruzbehan , Muhammad b. Seyyed Sharif Jarjani, Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, Sheikh Abu Eshag Kazerooni.