Mirza Abdul Rahim Shervani, nicknamed Hazin, is one of the powerful poets of the late Safavid
dynasty, and from the Vesal Shirazi family. In his thoughts and style of poetry, he has been
influenced by Sheikh Bahا'u'll Muhammad Aml, known as the Bah Sheikh; And the poet himself
introduces the name of this work from the bread and halva of Sheikh Baha'i and following it The
Masnavi of Safa al-Qulub contains material condemning the unstable world and the undesirable
human attributes, earthly love and heavenly love, as well as educational, instructive and moral
material. This manuscript is unique and has been registered in Nastaliq script, number 3006 in
the National Library of Tabriz. This edition includes thirty Masnavi in the sea of Raml, along
with eleven instructive anecdotes and two literary pieces in the sea of prose of Raml of the
deleted Muthamman and the sea of Hazj Masdas. This article aims to introduce Abdolrahim
Rahvani Shervani, his works and religion, the writing style of the work, its calligraphy, as well as
the content and structure of the poems.
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