Concept of Democracy in the Poetry of Arzani Khweshkey

Abstract

Democracy is a concept which derived in mid 17^th century, however in the form of as a system in the European society it became in the mid of 18^th century. This concept is also present in the poetry of prominent and first Dewan holding poet Mulla Arzani Khweshkey, who lived in the 16^th century. In this article, it has been observed that what form of democracy exists with Arzani Khweshkey, how much is it compatible with European democracy and how much is it different from it? Arzani`s concept of democracy as we know, is derived from the Pashtun cultural system, but presenting it in written form shows that the Pashtuns are a democratic-mined people and they have a lot to contribute to the word.