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The unpredictability of various forms of lyric literature, which is rooted in the limitless manifestations of human emotions, reinforces this thought that in the corner of various works, there is a possibility of emergence of a new and even unknown example of this type of literature in one of its many sub-branches. One of these possible examples is an original boasting written by Najmeddin Razi from the words of the Holy Prophet Mohammad. All aspects of the content and language of the mentioned piece have naturally been affected by the unique position of the boaster. The writing ability and the deep devotion of the author of Mersad ol-Ebad undoubtedly added to the impact of this hypothetical boasting. In this article, while extracting and introducing this special piece, the content and linguistic components that make this boasting stand out compared to other common boastings in Persian literature will be presented and analyzed considering the unprecedented centrality of its high-ranking speaker, the Holy Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).

There is an relationship between Hafez poems and Quran. This relationship is not limited to literal and semantic aspects. Going beyond these links, it also includes method of expression and linguistic structure. The present article attempts to explore traces and signs of linguistic structure and rhetoric of holy Quran in the form and structure of Hafez lyrics. The main issues discussed here consist of the frame of discourse, method of expression, variety of topics in horizontal axis, multiplicity in meaning aspects, images of life, and harmony in letters and tone of expression, arrangement of opposite elements viz-versa. Quran and Hafez discourse, expression image making in Hafez poems such as simile, metaphor, allegory, parables drawing on Quranic verses.