A Study of Stylistics of the Manuscript of Diwan-e Shur-e Eshgh (Complete Poetical Work of ‘Passion of Love’) Written by Sa’d al-Din Ahmad Ansāri

The unique manuscript of ‘Shur-e Eshgh’ (Passion of Love) in the forms of Mathnavi (poetry consisting of distiches rhyming between themselves) and Bahr-e Motaghāreb was composed by Ahmad Ansari nicknamed Hāji Sāheb in 10000 lines and written in Naskh calligraphy in 1225 A.H. The mentioned poetry is of a religious-epic type that relates the stories of the creation of mankind, as well as prophets and infallible Imams (AS). This article tried to introduce this manuscript. This research was based on a descriptive-analytical method and a document classification technique in a library setting for collecting information. Introduction The predecessors’ works in the form of Naskh manuscripts have been remembered for centuries and it is our responsibility to preserve and correct them while staying faithful to the original texts. The manuscripts left by the writers and poets of the past centuries are, in fact, the precious written scientific heritage of any nations, each of which has its own characteristics, conditions, value, and credibility (Doostani Ali Abad et al., 103: 2022). There is a sea of rich Islamic and Iranian culture in written versions. These volumes are the achievements of great scientists and geniuses representing Iranians’ identity. It is the duty of any generations to protect this precious heritage and make efforts to revive it by knowing its history, culture, and literature (Jahanbakhsh, 7: 2000) Materials and Methods This research was based on an analytical-descriptive method. Also, a document (library) approach was taken to gather the data. Discussion The book entitled "Shur-e Eshgh" (Passion of Love) written by "Ahmad Kāboli Ansāri" is one of the elegant, technical, and somewhat complicated texts of Persian language. Like many of its contemporary versions, this work needs to be introduced. It is difficult to understand its text without scientific examination and presentation of its linguistic and literary features in addition to knowing its date of writing. Knowledge of such texts can be useful for researchers in the fields of literature, history, sociology, anthropology, etc. They can help them to accurately understand the contents of other works. Mowlānā Sheikh Sa’d al-Din is originally named Ahmad bin Mowlana Abdul Ghaffar bin Mowlana Abdul Aziz bin Mowlānā Abdul Karim Barki Ansari. In the book of "Nash’at al-Qods", it is stated that Mowlānā Abdul Karim's mother has been Seyyedeh (related to Shiite Imams’ descendants) from the lineage of Ima