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The Status of Wisdom in Firdausi's Shahnameh

Nasrin Mozafari
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran

Faranak Siyanat
Bushehr University of Farhangiyan, Bushehr, Iran

Ali Akbar Khansir
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to discuss the status of wisdom in Firdausi's Shahnameh. In general, Shahnameh, Firdausi's book relating to Iranian epic, has been discussed by researchers and teachers not only in Iran but also all over the world. When the epic is discussed, Firdausi's great name touches Iranian people’s minds and souls. The epic, patriotism and national pride were created as the three sides of the charter which Firdausi made, based on the wisdom, knowledge and faith. Shahnameh is the greatest epic book admired for wisdom and is considered the base of life. According to Firdausi's point of view, a wise man is a person who has a regular program for his life. He always tries to reach the perfection stages of humanity dynamically. Thus, Firdausi also offered some solutions in this regard. He admired wisdom and described some characteristics for the past and present man. Firdausi considered wisdom as the base of a successful personal and social life. Therefore, he introduced religious wisdom and he believed that wisdom is the most important of every good deed. In addition, he believed in wisdom as the basis of perfection.

Keywords: Firdausi's Shahnameh, wisdom, wise, man.

Introduction -
The Status of Wisdom in Firdausi's Shahnameh

Before inquiring directly the status of wisdom in Firdausi's Shahnameh, let us investigate briefly the history of Persian language. Persian is one of the most important of languages of the world. Khansir and Mazafari (2014) indicated that in human history, Persian language is recognized as one of the oldest languages. This language is directly related to Indo-European languages family and is recognized as a branch of Indo-European languages. Aryan group is an old group of this family which arrived in Persia area from western Asia. Firdausi's Shahnameh is the largest Persian poems book which admired wisdom. In this book, wisdom is considered as the basis of doing every affair and as one of the most important features of human beings.

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Nasrin Mozafari, Ph.D.
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
Bushehr, Iran

Faranak Siyanat, M.A.
Instructor of Bushehr University of Farhangiyan
Bushehr, Iran

Ali Akbar Khansir, Ph.D. (Corresponding Author)
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
ahmad_2004_bu@yahoo.com
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