| A mythical bird in Persian literature that flies continuously and fulfills people's wishes. The expression "Morq-e Āmin" did not exist in Arabic and it was not used in Persian until the Safavid era. The oldest document in which the phrase "Morq-e Āmin" is used is a verse from the poem Mehr-o vafa by Baqeri Heravi (composed between 996-1012 AH). The oldest lexicographers who have included the headword "Morq-e Āmin" in their dictionaries and defined its meaning are S. A. Arezu in the Cheraq-e Hedayat (compiled in 1147 AH) and S. M. Waraste in the Mostalahat al-Sho`ara (compiled in 1149 AH). However, they differ in identifying the identity of the "Morq-e Āmin", and Arezu considered it the Kaff al-Khazhb star and Waraste considered it the angel. But who is right? This research is a search for an answer to this question. The research method in this study is descriptive-historical analysis, citing original sources, manuscripts, Persian dictionaries, religious texts (Quran, Hadith, commentaries), and even inscriptions and folk literature. For this purpose, evidence of the use of "Morq Āmin" were collected. Subsequently, all the findings were analyzed. This research revealed that the origin of the "Amin Bird" is some religious hadiths and narrations. In the early narrations, it was the Amin Angel, and then in the ninth and tenth centuries AH, some lexicographers equated "Akhtar" with the "Amin Angel", and finally, in the late tenth or early eleventh century AH, the final stage of evolution occurred and the "Amin Bird" was formed. |
