Imam Hussain (pbuh) in Kumait's "Hashmiat" -Shia poet- and Pools Salaama's "Al-Hussain"- the Christian literary

Abstract

Ashura School is one beyond time and place. Reflecting on it and its great leader is to move towards sublime values. Kumait Bin Zaid AL-Asadi-Shia poet- and Pools Salaama-the Christian literary figure- have brought up this value in their works. In the current study, aiming at recognition of this value, we seek answer to the question that how two poets of different Shia and Christian cultures from two different perspectives have exposed Imam Hussain and Ashura School to discussion. In Kumait's "Hashmiat" and Pools Salaama's "Al-Hussain" two approaches are observed in the analysis surrounding the dimensions and foundations of great Ashura uprising and Imam Hussain. While Kumait has adopted a discursive and argumentative approach through which he defends the Prophet's household, Pools has taken a narrative approach and described Karbala Event from awakening and epic viewpoint. Kumait's perspective has also been the epic, uprising and a passionate cry against oppression and injustice that turns Ashura into a force motivating awakening and fight against tyranny. Key words: Hashmiat, Al-Hussain Ode, Kumait, Salaama, Imam Hussain (pbuh)