A story about Yusuf in the heritage of Qatran Tabrizi

Abstract

Religious stories are one of the widely used subjects in medieval Azerbaijani literature. The article is written on the basis of the story of Yusuf (Joseph), the son of the prophet Yakub (Jacob). Here, first of all, the life of Yusuf and the events that happened to him are shown, using examples from the Bible and the Koran. Then expressions and comparisons were presented, reflecting each stage of these story in the work of Qatran Tabrizi. The envy of his brothers for Yusuf, being thrown into a well, being sold into slavery to merchants, taken to Egypt, Zuleikha's cunning, imprisonment, the story of his release from prison and enthronement was used by the poet to show the virtues of his memdukh. The stories in religious books are given in a comparatively parallel form with corresponding examples from the works of Qatran Tabrizi.