Haft Qaapi, a New Literary Genre and its Different Forms

Although different literary genres can be gathered into three known groups of epic, lyric, and allegory, each category also has more specific divisions and subtle and pleasant types that make literature attractive. This abundance of types has sometimes led to forgetting other genres. One of these genres is Haft Qaapi and its different forms, which we have introduced and explained its various aspects in this study. This research, which is based on descriptive-analytical and direct reference researching methods, eventually found and introduced twelve forms of this genre. The results show that different forms of this genre exist, from Chaar Qaapi to Davaazdah Qadam, and QaapiCheraqis prominent among its forms. In addition, Musamat Makhams is the most popular poetic form among the poets of this genre. Qaapi Soraayi is also one of the practical forms of Persian poetry. The most practical aspect of it is to visit an old man. As we found in this research, Shah Cheragh is a respectful term for Sufi, not a popular name.