The Luzumiyat · Character
Jannat
A poetic personification of paradise or a beautiful woman in al-Maʻarri's allegories.
minor
Also known as the Jannat
First appearance: iv
Jannat's tie to Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri is one of the pressures that moves The Luzumiyat—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Referenced in the line 'Melting in thy Jannat and thy hell,' symbolizing paradise and the poet's inner world.
Jannat first appears in 0007 iv.
With Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri (psychological): Jannat (Paradise) is a symbolic or allegorical figure representing al-Ma'arri's skeptical and often critical view of religious promises.
In To Abu al-ʻAlaʼ: Referenced in the line 'Melting in thy Jannat and thy hell,' symbolizing paradise and the poet's inner world.
Later, in XXIII: Referenced as a possible destination in the afterlife, contrasted with Jahannam.
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psychological · negative
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