The son and the father in “Rostam and Sohrab” and “Badr al-Din and Ajib” (A study of their elements)

Research on myths and old or new literary works leads to stories about the battle between relatives, especially the battle between the son and the father. These stories have emerged in multiple genres including, myths, tragedies, epics, and religious narratives. When it comes to form and structure, they have a lot of similarities, however, they are significantly different in their particular characteristics that distinguish them from others. For instance; the story of Rostam and Sohrab in Shahnameh and the story of Badr-al-din and Ajaib from the stories of One Thousand and One Nights which belong to two different literary types. This research, considering that one is a tragedy and the other is a myth, examines their similarities and differences. This research is conducted using an analytical-descriptive method and is based on the American school of comparative literature studies. It. Precisely, targets the general structure of the two stories by emphasizing the subject of the son-father battle. As the findings have indicated, the two stories are similar in elements and some themes Such as the anonymity of the father, marriage for one night, the absence of the father and searching him, the quarrel between the son and the father, etc. However, the difference between the two stories is in the manner of the quarrel. Additionally, the battle in the story of Rostam and Sohrab is a national issue, but in the story of Badr-al-din and Ajib, it is considered as a personal issue. In the story of Rostam, the proposal of marriage is by a woman means Tahmineh and ,finally, the two stories are full of educational, training and moral benefits.