At the beginning of his magnum opus al-Hekmat al-Muta’aleiat fi al-Asfar al-Aqliiat, Mulla Sadra says that he has nominated and arranged his book according to “the four journeys” of the Mystics. What he and the Mystics say on these journeys reminds those familiar with Greek philosophy of Plato’s Phaedrus and Republic (Journey of souls onto sky and the Allegory of Cave, respectively). In spite o...

Two Masters and Manazil Al-Sairin A review of the book Manazil Al-Sairin by Khawja Yousef Hamedani Elahe Rajabifar/Ph.D. student of Persian language and literature, Tabriz University, [email protected] Abstract One of the renowned mystics who has a book on mystic Manazil (stations) is Khawja Yusef Hamedani (535-440 AH). He is a mystic of the fifth and sixth centuries, one of the founders...

abstract since heubners (1985) pioneering study, there have been many studies on (mis) use/ non-use of articles by l2 learners from article-less and article languages. the present study investigated how persian l2 learners of english produce and interpret english definite descriptions and demonstrative descriptions. it was assumed that definite and demonstrative descriptions share the same cen...

abstract: the present study is about prophet ishmael, some parts of his life; his personality in the quran and the bible; and the comparison of the content of these two religious books. compilation of the study has been done with a new perspective and new presentation approach. since prophets have been human beings’ role model and their life has been a perfect example for humanity in all ages,...

Abstract Hossein Payandeh translated Literary Analysis: The Basics in to Farsi on 1396, by that time the original book had been on the market for 8 months. This book includes theoretical discussions and practical evidence on theory, literary criticism, and their relation to literary analysis. Although the author has presented his analysis in three distinct chapters and in the form of three met...

this study examines the influence of ferdowsi on malek-o-shoarâ bahâr’s poetry. accordingly, with a brief review of bahâr’s academic career and his studies of shâhnâme, these influences can be studied under three categories: 1. the praising of shâhnâme and ferdowsi; 2. the use of epic settings and descriptions; and 3. the application of the allusions of shâhnâme in his divan. examples of these ...

Sayyed Esmaeil Jorjani, (1042-1137) great Iranian scientist and physician who was born in Gorgan is very famous became of his medical writings in Farsi. His famous book named Zakhireh Kharazmshahi was translated into several languages at that time. In addition to his scientific works, Jorjani wrote several handbooks in medicine, in Farsi and in Arabic, for scientists and for the general public....