Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 18، number In Volume 9، December 2025 ، issue Number 115

Analysis and Study of the Thoughts of Malamatiyye in the Ghazals of Nasser Bukharai

Milad Khorshid kordlar , Abbas baghinezhad (Author in Charge), Forough Jalili

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Malamatiyye, as one of the most important currents branching from mysticism and Sufism, believed that seeking the satisfaction of the people and paying attention to their pleasures leads the servant away from the truth and as a result, the seeker is deprived of God"s favor. Therefore, by giving in to the blame of people, one should act only in order to attract the attention of God Almighty and sincerely. This thought has been considered in many Persian mystical texts, including the Ghazals of Nasser Bukharai. The main purpose of this research is to analyze and study the thought of Malamatiyye in the Ghazals of Nasser Bukharai, one of the prominent Ghazal poets of the eighth century AH, in order to examine his blasphemous orientations in this regard and to categorize and separate the manifestations of this thought in his Ghazals.

METHODOLOGY: The research method in this article is descriptive-analytical, which is based on the content of one hundred selectively selected ghazals by Nasser Bukharai, extracting, categorizing, and analyzing themes related to the principles of censure.

FINDINGS: The research findings show that in Nasser Bukharai’s ghazals, concepts such as lack of attachment to the world, concealing obedience, satisfaction with censure and drunkenness, escaping name and shame, condemning hypocritical and hypocritical ascetics, despising oneself, serving the people, disregarding formal knowledge, and abandoning the outward customs of Sufism have a significant frequency, and can be traced and reflected upon as the main components of the censure idea in this poet’s poetry.

CONCLUSION: The results of this research show that in his ghazals, Nasser Bukharai has not only reflected the teachings of the school of Malamatiyye in his poems by using romantic and critical language, but also by criticizing hypocritical Sufis and ascetics of Salus and hypocrisy, he has drawn a different picture of true mystical behavior in which he emphasizes, above all, sincerity of action, concealing good qualities, and avoiding hypocrisy.

Keyword
Ghazals of Nasser Bukharai. Malamatiyye. Mysticism and Sufis