#Ferdowsi

(Thread) I get so excited when I come across a verse where a famous Persian poet references/praise another famous Persian poet. I’m going to quote some of my favorite instances
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The Shahnameh (شاهنامه) of Ferdowsi, the National Epic of Persia, says all the best astronomers and savants of the world live in India. It also has 200+ references to the
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Let me tell you a story. Something we're not supposed to talk about--not even in hushed whispers amongst ourselves. Many of the famed Islamic Art historians of earlier generations focused
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Maybe Moeed read European authors because it was only European authors who covered the battle of Jehlum. The only eastern person to write about Porus was Ferdowsi, who did it
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Mithraism is a religion that spearheads the Mazdaist god Mehr (Mithras in the West) at its helm as a purveyor of light, justice, truth, covenant, and etc. In this thread
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Unlike the current anti-Iranian Islamic Republic, the patriotic #Pahlavi Kings assigned importance and devoted great resources to our rich history & cultureIt was they who built the magnificent mausoleums of
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If you ever watched a Morshed (storyteller) performing from scenes of battles,heroes,infernal serpents and paradise birds, you know the absolute joy of Naqali,the art of storytelling. This is Morshed Mirza
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The Islamic Republic is founded on Third Worldism, the "Ummahism", and Shia Islamism -- all of which are antithetical to the Iranian nation and nationalism. It's therefore no surprise that
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The Hikayatan (“stories” in Farsi) are proving to be an interesting work which has unfortunately been overlooked by Sikhs for most of our history. Guru Gobind Singh by Ram Chand,
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