introducing ahmed khidroya, a sufi from balkh in the 3rd century (ah.), is the aim of present essay. so the author provides information about his name and family, hometown, date of death, works and companions, using old sources in historical analysis method.

historical sources of early islamic centuries have been introduced “kelaar” as an flourishing city in the mountainous area between tabarestan and deilam which nowadays is known as “kelardasht” in mazandaran. in the middle of 3rd century, this city appeared as the political center of tabarestan uprising against taherian dynasty under hassan ibn zaid-e alavi leadership. despite of its importance ...

this article strive to examine and explaine national sources of the foreign policy of the islamic republic of iran. cultural, historical, geographic, ideological, social, and economic variables, as societal sources, will lead to the continuation of some behaviours in iran’s foreign policy. the author argues that to better understand iran’s foreign policy, one must pay attention to the above var...

BACKGROUND Parents consult other child health information sources in addition to the pediatrician. There are little data describing which of these sources parents are likely to follow. METHODS The authors surveyed 543 parents of patients in 6 pediatric practices in southeast Michigan shortly after an office visit to determine the degree to which parents report following advice from 7 common c...

doing researches on the arts of rhetoric and oratory which relates to meaning hunting and using it through speech structure has earned, from the ancient periods, the attention of critics and scholars in all over the world, and paying attention to coherent speeches is what can be traced in ancient iran before the arrival of islam. instructive brevities, phrases full of similes and metaphors, elo...