Iranian Persian Language and Literature Promotion Society Research on Mystical Literature HTTPS://JP 6 3 2013 02 19 Mokhatabshenasi of Sanai in Prose Works of 6-10th Centuries Mokhatabshenasi of Sanai in Prose Works of 6-10th Centuries 1 34 16424 FA Mehdi Zarghani Associate Professor, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Mohammad Jaafar Yahaghi Professor, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Mahboubeh Ali Hoory MA, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Journal Article 2016 06 14 As the title shows, the main question of this article is <em>mokhatabshenasi </em>(the influence of one writer on other writers) of Sanai in prose works of 6-10^th centuries (AH). For finding the answer, first, the prose works which used Sanai’s poems are identified. After extracting the verses and corresponding them with Sanai’s works, the mentioned sources are categorized into eight groups based on subject: historical, mystical, interpretive, biographical, ethical, literary, fictional and epistolary. Then, the data is investigated using four different approaches. First, the historical approach shows in which historical periods and how much each of Sanai’s works was popular among other writers. Second, the geographical approach tries to investigate the locations in which Sanai’s poems were read during 6-10^th centuries. Third, the analytical approach aims to study the following: the spectrum of Sanai’s readers throughout history, the parts of his works which have been more attractive for each group of readers, the semantic-emotive grounds of his poems used by other writers and, finally, the similarities and differences in the reception of his poems by readers throughout history. Our last approach is statistical on the basis of which we want to answer the following questions: 1) Among which group of writers did his poetry have more readers during 6-10^th centuries? 2) How did his poetry attract the attention of others during the mentioned period? 3) Which of his works was the most popular among the readers? As the title shows, the main question of this article is <em>mokhatabshenasi </em>(the influence of one writer on other writers) of Sanai in prose works of 6-10^th centuries (AH). For finding the answer, first, the prose works which used Sanai’s poems are identified. After extracting the verses and corresponding them with Sanai’s works, the mentioned sources are categorized into eight groups based on subject: historical, mystical, interpretive, biographical, ethical, literary, fictional and epistolary. Then, the data is investigated using four different approaches. First, the historical approach shows in which historical periods and how much each of Sanai’s works was popular among other writers. Second, the geographical approach tries to investigate the locations in which Sanai’s poems were read during 6-10^th centuries. Third, the analytical approach aims to study the following: the spectrum of Sanai’s readers throughout history, the parts of his works which have been more attractive for each group of readers, the semantic-emotive grounds of his poems used by other writers and, finally, the similarities and differences in the reception of his poems by readers throughout history. Our last approach is statistical on the basis of which we want to answer the following questions: 1) Among which group of writers did his poetry have more readers during 6-10^th centuries? 2) How did his poetry attract the attention of others during the mentioned period? 3) Which of his works was the most popular among the readers? https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_16424_014492af623483acfce56ebf6f751882.pdf