A Semiotic Study of the Poem "Dawa'i Al-Hawa" by Mihyar Al-Dailami (d. 428 AH)
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https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v50i2.4948Keywords:
Al-Dailami, Dawa'i Al-Hawa, semiology, Abbasid poetryAbstract
Objectives: The study aimed to uncover the symbols in the poem that differ from their superficial connotations. The researcher carefully examined these hidden connotations through a holistic view of the text, considering its contradictions, differences, and the indications provided by internal structures and surrounding texts.
Methods: The study involved monitoring and analyzing signs and symbols in order to achieve the desired goals relying on the semiotic method.
Results: The title suggests a double psychological sense. The first sense indicates sorrow and grief over the failure to perform good deeds and the excessive commitment to sins. The second sense suggests joy and pleasure through guidance and piety, but the underlying structure reveals the power of pressing passions and their alluring impulses. The study also revealed that the poet is still haunted by aberration, misguidance, and deviant ideas. The intertextual structure indicated that Al-Dailami's conversion to Islam was merely a step towards Shiism. The conclusion embodies the poet's greed and his eagerness for gain, even at the expense of principles and ideas.
Conclusion: The aforementioned results reveal the anxiety and disturbances that dominate his psyche. The alignment between the opening and the conclusion confirms Al-Dailami's greed for the benefits bestowed upon him by the person he praises in his eulogies. This suggests that his conversion to Islam was a means to satisfy his psychological and material desires.
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