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Badiozzaman Forouzanfar
Badiozzaman Forouzanfar or Badi'ozzamān Forūzānfar (also Romanized as "Badiʿ al-Zamān Furūzānfar") (12 July 1904 in Boshrooyeh in Ferdows County – 6 May 1970 in Tehran) ( fa, بدیعالزمان فروزانفر, born ''Ziyaa' Boshrooye-i'' ) was a scholar of Persian literature, Iranian linguistics and culture, and an expert on Rumi (Molana Jalaleddin Balkhi) and his works. He was a distinguished professor of literature at Tehran University. He is one of the "Five-Masters (''Panj Ostād''), five influential scholars of Persian literature, the others being Malekoshoara Bahar, Jalal Homaei, Abdolazim Gharib and Rashid Yasemi. The critical edition of Rumi's ''Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi'' (in 10 volumes) by Forouzanfar is the best edition of the book available to date. The first critical edition of ''Fihi ma fihi'' was also done by B. Forouzanfar, which is now well known in the West thanks to the selective translation of A. J. Arberry. His ''Ahadith-i Mathnawi'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boshrooyeh
Boshruyeh ( fa, بشرويه - "''Bosh''-Growing", also Romanized as Boshrūyeh) is a city in, and the capital of, Boshruyeh County, in western South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,778, in 3,638 families. Boshruyeh is located between the cities of Ferdows and Tabas at the border of the Dasht-e Kavir. Near this city, there are old villages named Aresk, Raqqeh, Korond, Neigenan and Ghaniabad. The geographic coordinates of Boshruyeh are 33°52' N and 57°25' E. The weather usually is warm and in summer it is very hot. The average rain in a year is less than 150 mm. History There are several historic buildings in Boshruyeh and its surroundings. Based on historical books, it seems that this city has been existed at least for 700 years. Some of the most famous buildings are: 1. ''Qal'eye Dokhtar'' "Young Woman's Castle": This citadel is located on the top of a mountain in the west of the city. It has been reported that this huge and ancient b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadith
Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as transmitted through chains of narrators. In other words, the ḥadīth are transmitted reports attributed to what Muhammad said and did. Hadith have been called by some as "the backbone" of Islamic civilization, J.A.C. Brown, ''Misquoting Muhammad'', 2014: p.6 and for many the authority of hadith as a source for religious law and moral guidance ranks second only to that of the Quran (which Muslims hold to be the word of God revealed to Muhammad). Most Muslims believe that scriptural authority for hadith comes from the Quran, which enjoins Muslims to emulate Muhammad and obey his judgements (in verses such as , ). While the number of verses pertaining to law in the Quran is relatively few, hadith are co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalal Matini
Jalal Matini ( fa, جلال متینی) (born 1928) is a scholar of Persian literature, particularly renowned for his expertise on the epic Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, and contemporary Iranian studies. He is also known for producing the critical edition of the Kush Nama. Prior to the 1979 Iranian revolution, Dr Matini was a professor and president of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Iran). After emigrating to the United States, Matini taught Persian literature at the University of California, Berkeley and at Harvard University, and founded the journals "Iran-Nameh" and '' Iran-Shenasi''. Works Books * * * * * Other Publications/Articles Virtually all of Jalal Matini's work are in Persian but he has also written some English articles. *J. Matini, "Kush-Nama" in Mahmoud Omidsalar (Author), A. Tafazzoli (Editor), Touraj Daryaee "The Spirit of Wisdom: Menog I Xrad : Essays in Memory of Ahmad Tafazzoli",Mazda Publishers (September 2003). *J. Matini, "ĀFARĪN-NĀMA" in Encyclop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ja'far Shahidi
, image = Dr Seyed Jafar Shahidi (01).png , image caption = , birth_name = , birth_date = March 21, 1919 , birth_place = Borujerd, Iran , death_date = , death_place = Tehran, Iran , occupation = Distinguished professor and scholar of Persian Literature and Islamic history and theology, President and Editor-in-Chief of Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, Founder of the International Center for Persian Studies , alma_mater = University of Tehran , nationality = Iranian , children = Dr. Hossein Shahidi (d. 2014),Dr. Hassan Shahidi,Dr. Mohsen Shahidi,Dr. Shokoufeh Shahidi,Ehsan Shahidi (d.-) , website = Jafar Shahidi known as Seyed Jafar Shahidi ( fa, سید جعفر شهیدی; March 21, 1919 in Borujerd, Iran – January 13, 2008 in Tehran) was a distinguished scholar of the Persian language and literature, and a renowned historian of Islam. Born in Boroujerd, Lorestan Province, Iran, Shahidi dedicated his life to Persian studies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan
Mohammad Ali Eslami Nodooshan ( fa, محمدعلی اسلامی ندوشن; 25 August 1924 – 25 April 2022) was an Iranian literary critic, translator and poet, and one of the most celebrated contemporary writers on culture and literature in Iran. Life After graduating from high school in Yazd and receiving his BS in Law in Tehran, he set off for France to continue his legal studies and to take his MS and PhD. Afterwards, he returned to Iran and began teaching Literature and Law at the University of Tehran. From 1348 (1969) until two years after the Iran's Revolution in 1978, he taught legal courses and comparative literature at the faculties of Law and Literature of Tehran University. He was founder of Hasti magazine and at the same time he wrote some articles in many of Iranian literary magazines such as Negin, Sokhan and Yaghma. In two last decades of his life, Nodooshan was a journalist of Ettelaat newspaper and International Information newspaper, which were published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei-Kadkani
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani ( fa, محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی, also Romanization, Romanized as "Mohammad–Reza Shafi'i Kadkani") (born 10 October 1939) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian writer, poet, critic, literary critic, editing, editor, and translator. Kadkani was born in Nishapur, Razavi Khorasan. He is currently professor of literature at Tehran University. Shafiei-Kadkani is known for his works on literary criticism and modern Persian poetry. Education Kadkani did not attend formal primary and secondary education. His parents sent him to classical religious schools at an age when others were going to formal government-sponsored primary and secondary schools. In interviews, he has credit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simin Daneshvar
Simin Dāneshvar ( fa, سیمین دانشور) (28 April 1921 – 8 March 2012) was an Iranian academic, novelist, fiction writer and translator. She was largely regarded as the first major Iranian woman novelist. Her books dealt with the lives of ordinary Iranians, especially those of women, and through the lens of recent political and social events in Iran at the time. Daneshvar had a number of firsts to her credit; in 1948, her collection of Persian short stories was the first by an Iranian woman to be published. The first novel by an Iranian woman was her '' Savushun'' ("Mourners of Siyâvash", also known as ''A Persian Requiem'', 1966), which went on to become a bestseller. ''Daneshvar's Playhouse'', a collection of five stories and two autobiographical pieces, is the first volume of translated stories by an Iranian woman author. Being the wife of the famous Iranian writer Jalal al-Ahmad, she had a profound influence on his writing, she wrote the book "the Dawn of Jala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad-Amin Riahi
Mohammad-Amin Riahi ( fa, محمدامین ریاحی; 1 June 1923, Khoy – 15 May 2009, Tehran) was a prominent Iranian literary scholar of Persian literature, a historian, writer and statesman. Apart from being one of the authors of Dehkhoda Dictionary and Encyclopædia Iranica, he was the author and editor of several well-known scholarly books. Mohammad-Amin Riahi received his PHD on Persian literature from Tehran University under the supervision of Badiozzaman Forouzanfar. Riahi is best known for his scholarly works on Shahnameh and Ferdowsi, Hafiz, and the ancient iranian languages (especially Azari Language). He has produced critical editions of some of the major classical Persian texts such as ''Mersad-al-ebad'' and ''Nozhat-al-majalis''. During a course of 60 years he published numerous scholarly articles, a selection of which are gathered in a volume titled ''Forty essays on language, literature and history of Iran''. Among numerous cultural positions he held during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Hossein Aryanpour
Amir-Hossein Aryanpour (February 27, 1925, Tehran – July 30, 2001, Tehran) ( fa, امیرحسین آریان پور) was an Iranian lexicographer, writer, translator, philosopher, sociologist, and literary figure. Aryanpour was an expert in western philosophy and Persian culture. Education He studied social sciences at the American University of Beirut, graduating in 1944. He later studied philosophy and social sciences at the University of Tehran and received his doctorate in 1951 in Princeton University. He was one of the students of Badiozzaman Forouzanfar, one of the most prominent figures in the history of Persian literature. Career He was a mentor to many, like the Columbia University scholar Hamid Dabashi. Aryanpour was a full professor at University of Tehran. He wrote numerous books and articles on sociology, philosophy and literature. He was influential in the contemporary intellectual movements in Iran. Aryanpour retired from teaching in 1980. Death He died i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub
Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub (Luri/Persian: , also Romanized as ''Zarrinkoob'', ''Zarrinkub'', ) (March 17, 1923 – September 15, 1999) was a scholar and professor of Iranian literature, history of literature, Persian culture and history. He was born in Borujerd, Iran, received his PhD from Tehran University in 1955 under the supervision of Badiozzaman Forouzanfar, and held faculty positions at universities such as Oxford University, Sorbonne and Princeton University. Research works Some of his works in English are: * ''The Arab Conquest of Iran and its aftermath'': in ''Cambridge History of Iran'', Vol. 4, London, 1975. * ''Persian Sufism in its historical background'', ''Iranian studies'' III, 1970 * ''Nizami, a Lifelong Quest for a Utopia'', 1977, Rome. Literary criticism and comparative literature Zarrinkoob wrote a book called "''Naqd-e Adabi''" (, "Literary Criticism") covering comparative literature and Persian literary criticism. Rumi and Erfan Zarrinkoub also wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehsan Yarshater
Ehsan Yarshater ( fa, احسان يارشاطر, April 3, 1920 – September 1, 2018) was an Iranian historian and linguist who specialized in Iranology. He was the founder and director of The Center for Iranian Studies, and Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Columbia University. He was the first Persian full-time professor at a U.S. university since World War II. He was one of the 40 editors of the ''Encyclopædia Iranica'', with articles by 300 authors from various academic institutions. He also edited the third volume of the Cambridge History of Iran, comprising the history of the Seleucid, the Parthians, and the Sassanians, and a volume entitled ''Persian Literature''. He was also an editor of a sixteen-volume series named ''History of Persian Literature''. He had won several International awards for scholarship, including a UNESCO award in 1959, and the Giorgio Levi Della Vida Medal for Achievement in Islamic Studies from UCLA in 1991. Lecture series in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabihollah Safa
Zabihollah Safa ( fa, ذبیحاللّه صفا; May 7, 1911 in Shahmirzad, Iran – April 29, 1999 in Lübeck, Germany) was a scholar and professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at the University of Tehran. His main contribution to the field of Iranian studies is seen in his seminal and comprehensive works on the history of Persian literature. He was also a regular contributor to the ''Encyclopaedia Iranica''. Education and professional life Awards Z. Safa has won several awards: a.o. Decoration (medal) for Science (1. class) (Cultural Ministry (1936), ''Nešān-e Sepās'', 1. class (1947), ''Palmes Académiques'' Rang Commandeur (French Government) (1970), ''Neshān-e Tāj'' (1977), ''Ehsan Yarshater'' prize (1997) Bibliography Persian literature * ''Hamâse-sarâyi dar Irân'', Tehran 1945 (2000) * ''Târikh-e tahawwol-e Nazm-o- Nasr-e Pârsi'', 1952 (1331), 8. ed. 1974 (1353), * ''Ayên-e sokhan. Dar ma’âni wa bayân'', Tehran 1952 (1959), 18. ed. 1994 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
