An introduction to the functions of brevity as a moral virtue In Golestan and Bustan by Saadi Shirazi

Abstract

The importance of speech and its impact on the development of human life is not hidden from anyone, as it was stated in the heavenly books that the word and speech are considered as the first divine creature. However the use of this divine grace is also useful and valuable as long as it contains a benefit to the speaker or listener. The poets and orators, based on the Qur’an and religious texts in Islam, emphasized the use of speech and its lack of time, and considered that prolonging speech is not a virtue but a vice. Saadi Shirazi, as one of the greatest Persian and Arabic-speaking poets, has repeatedly pointed out and emphasized this issue. This study aimed, through the method of textual analysis, to treat the poems and phrases of two valuable books of Saadi, "Golestan" and "Bostan", to clarify the point of view of this famous poet about the virtue and importance of brevity in speech. For this, the necessary data were collected and analyzed using the descriptive-analytical approach and the selection of excavation of documents, office tools and computer programs. The results showed that Al-Saadi believes that silence is sometimes more valuable than speech and that this speech, despite its value, should be used in necessary situations and situations.