جایگاه ادبیات در آثار امام صادق(ع)
Abstract
abstract: literature is said beautiful words of poetry or prose that excites reader’s or listener’s feel. certainly, to be effective, such a text should have certain characteristics. the four elements of the literature: thought, imagination, emotion and style make a text to be literary and effective. emotion and imagination are specific elements of literary texts, while thought and style are common elements of both literary and nonliterary texts, though they enjoy differently from these two elements. literature is a godly gift given to humans. the works of prophet’s household are full of literary elements. for instance, imam ali (as) in sermon number 233 of nahjolbalaghe regarding the rhetoric and eloquence of the prophet’s household says: "انّا لأمراءُ الکلامِ، وَ فینا تَنَشَّبَت عُرُوقُهُ، وَ عَلَینا تَهَدَّلت غُصُونُهُ . also imam sadeq (as) - the sixth imam of the shia- states:"أعرِبُوا حَدیثَنا فإنِّا قومٌ فُصَحاءُ" apart from the above hadith, there are many other sayings left from imam sadeq (as) about the importance of rhetoric and its definition. he was born in 83a.h. in medina, grown up under the supervision of his grandfather and father and finally died in 148 a.h. this research tries to determine the literary status of imam sadeq (as) using descriptive-analytical method and study the works left from him including his prose works, like advice, short hadith, prayer, pilgrimage, debate and interpretation. he has used especially in his advice different literary elements in his works depending on the situation demands. accordingly, advice is more literary among his other works. further, one may find a relation between religion and literature through studying the works of imams sadeq (as). keywords: imam sadeq (as), literature, emotion, imagination, thought, style.