( fa, کویر, lit=Desert) is one of the most important books of
Iran
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ian author
Ali Shariati. The book could be considered among his personal writings.
Description
The book is a collection of articles by Shariati. He called them , which literally means "desert". The book is of great importance in many ways. also is where Shariati was born and raised.
In fact, is a
metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide (or obscure) clarity or identify hidden similarities between two different ideas. Metaphors are often compared wit ...
for showing man's place on earth after falling. is also somewhere chosen by contemplatives to conduct a spiritually-oriented life. also refers to some memories of Shariati and to some of his ideas and insights explained in a poetical manner. Sometimes within the book, Shariati refers to quotations by other mystics and spiritualists in diverse religions. For example he refers to
Ayn Al Qozat Hamadani as brother and mentions a long passage of Hamadani instead of his own introduction. When Sharati read Hamadani's book, he was very affected by him.
Shariati preferred writing rather than lecturing and teaching. He also used the term Kaviriat that refers to the thing through which he lives.
He expressed that almost every one of his publications could be considered as a piece of his being.
Also the book is of stylistic dimensions such as paradigmatic axis and interaction one. He has used a historical approach in writing some words like Ghadimeh.
References
External links
A part of {{transl, fa, Kavir in Persian
Books by Ali Shariati
Iranian books