Therapeutic functions of love in Hafez's lyric poems

Love is a prominent and identity-giving topic in Hafez's Divan, which can be looked at different perspectives. . In addition to the well-known researches that have been done in this field and have always paid attention to the mystical foundations of Hafez's love, and sometimes researchers have also paid attention to the human aspect of love, it must be said that this issue can also be analyzed in psychological perspectives. In his sonnets, Hafez spoke about pain and healing from the perspective of love many times and called himself the doctor of love. It can be said that Hafez, as someone who has thought about man, life and existence, has seen and defined love as an elixir that leaves a transformative effect on human nature and psyche. In this research, the author has discussed the positive psychological functions of love according Hafez point of view. In carrying out the work, he has collected data from Hafez's ghazals by using the qualitative content analysis method and analyzed it by taking advantage of various sources. In the qualitative analysis of Hafez's sonnets from the point of view of constructive and positive functions of love on human beings, outstanding and thought-provoking results such as happiness, human perfection, immortality, life-giving, awareness and conscious were seen. In this approach, Hafez can treat and solve the macro and philosophical issues and troubles of man, even personal problems.