REBELIOUS SPIRIT OF SUFIZAM AND HAFIZ SHIRAZI

Abstract

UDK 141.336
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In this article we made an attempt to assess to what extent is sufi movement inspired and directed by various contexts, primarily social and cultural contexts, and also to see how the sufi protagonists expressed their view of: society, changes in the society, social problems and deviations. We also tried to evaluate to what extent have the specific forms of sufi influence upon society manifested in verbal revolt and non-verbal interiorised protest through specific code of dressing, manner of living and behaving, actually had impact through history. Our study shows that sufizam was initiated by social problems and social corruption and that it has, through history, developed very sophisticated methods, means, instruments and techniques in its struggle against these vices. For the same reason sufies have developed remarkably creative, inventive and artistically sophisticated remarkable language and literature. The study also shows that specific mode of dressing, unusual manner of social interacting, detailed particular rules of conduct in living and acting in society to a great extent represent embodiment of a rebellious attitude, thus facilitating effective social impact. Hafiz Širazi inherited sufi techniques, methods and instruments of expressing this revolt. Those reflected in his unique, interiorising and exteriorising verbal as well as non-verbal artistically exaggerated, caricatured and almost surreal, inversion of ideas. Regarding social, historical, ideological and cultural context, Hafiz developed one of the most sophisticated and most effective instruments of social and artistic expression of revolt and criticism wherein the prescription of resolve is also offered.