Koranic Intertextuality in the story of Hay Ibn-e Yaqzan

Intertextuality is a new term which applies to the mutual interaction among texts. That is, the interpretation of every text is dependent upon the texts preceding it and the creation of a new text is the result of interaction taking place in the mind of the writer among several texts the concepts and stories of the holy Koran are texts of paramount importance in Arabic literature which have inspired both old and new literary men in the creation of their works. Ibn-e Tofeil has made use of the texts of the holy Koran as an absent text in his story of Hay Ibn-e Yaqzan. This is considered an Intertextuality of religious, explicit, direct and external type which has manifested itself mostly in vocabulary and spiritual domains. This study is set out to investigate different kinds and the quality of the materialization of the Koranic Intertextuality in the story of Hay Ibn-e Yaqzan.