Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 18، number In Volume 5، August 2025 ، issue Number 111

A Comparative Study of Two Manuscripts of the Epic Poem "Fathnameh-ye Hassam-Al-Mulk" by Mirza Ahmad al-Hami Kermanshahi (1264-1325 AH)

Ahmad Ghaderi , Mehri Pakzad (Author in Charge), Shahbaz Mohseni

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The poem Fathnama of Hosam-ul-Mulk written by Mirza Ahmad Elhami of Kermanshahi (1264-1325 AH) is one of the written heritages of Iranian culture and literature, which has remained unknown until now and has not been properly corrected. The content of this poem is consistent with the daily report book of Hossam al-Mulk, the ruler of Kermanshah during the period of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar before the constitution. The Fatehnameh is introduced based on two authentic versions preserved in the manuscript archive of the Islamic Council under the number 2535 and the Senate Library under the number 1170 To identify and investigate a rare treasure from the dusty treasures of Persian language and culture.

METHODOLOGY: Library method and descriptive-analytical method were used in writing this article. The version used in this research has been corrected based on the basic and eclectic version using scholarly insight and reasoned opinions of ijtihad with accuracy and caution and respecting the condition of trust based on the two versions available in the Manuscript Center of the Islamic Parliament Library.

FINDINGS: Examining Kermanshahi"s poem Fathnameh Ilhami, it can be said that she is one of the poets of the return period and inclined to the Khorasani style, and in this epic poem, she is a follower and imitator of Ferdowsi"s style. This 2,500 verse poem in the form of a Masnavi is a description of the events of the suppression of the "Hamavands" or "Ahmadvand Chalabi" by Hossam al-Molk. In creative arts - verbal and spiritual - moderate and at the intellectual level, religious love is the main axis in the beginning towards the Ahl al-Bayt and imams, as well as praising the rulers and the sultan of the time and aligning with the ruling goals.

CONCLUSION: The importance of this poem, apart from the literary aspect and the poet"s following of the Shahnameh style, is important as a historical source of the Qajar period. And on the other hand, since it recounts one of the regional and local events, it can be considered an important reference in the compilation of the local history of one of the great provinces of Kermanshah.

Keyword
Manuscript , Ahmad Elhami Kermanshahi , Fatehnameh , stylistic analysis , style of the return period.

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