ibn al-moqaffa, an iranian thinker and reformer lived in the era when people suffered from tyranny. he had well realized the root of people's problem which he attributed to the political regime. he was the one who believed that the progress of common men depends on the progress of nobles and their progress is not possible without their leader's progress. the society in those days was ...

introduction every day, we see the numerous works and articles which are published about shāhnāme. in this massive volume of writings, shāhnāme is in the center of attention and is viewed from different perspectives and angles: from the discussion on the words and lines of shāhnāme and to the reflections on its stories, characters and myths, from the ferdowsi’s life to the effect of the shāhnām...