''Anecdotes of pious men'' ( fa, داستان راستان) is a book by
Morteza Motahhari
Morteza Motahhari ( fa, مرتضی مطهری, also Romanized as "Mortezā Motahharī"; 31 January 1919 – 1 May 1979) was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, philosopher, lecturer. Motahhari is considered to have an important influence on ...
. It is an ethical fiction published in English by Ansariyan in 1993.
Narrative
It is based on historical short story of Islamic references.
The book has two volumes and it contains collections of 125 ethical fiction. Each volume of the book has 75 ethical fiction. The original book was Persian and
Saba Zehra Naqavi has translated it to English. Khadim Husayn Naqavi has edited it too.
Awards
Anecdotes of pious men won UNESCO Award, in 1965.
Publication
The book was launched in Iran in 1960.
The book was translated to Spanish
and Japanese.
TV program adaptation
A TV adaptation by Akbar Hor and Huoshang Pakravan was broadcast on
IRIB 1
IRIB TV1 ( fa, شبکه یک, ''Shabakeh-e Yek'', lit. Channel 1) is one of the 40 national television channels in Iran.
IRIB TV1 was the first national television channel in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television channel having been es ...
in 1981-1982.
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Spiritual Discourses''
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Battle of Khorramshahr''
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Eternal Fragrance''
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Journey to Heading 270 Degrees
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References
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Books adapted into films
Iranian books
1993 books
1960 books
Books by Morteza Motahhari