Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi The overwhelming majority of historical sources regard the people of present Persia (Iran) descendants of Aryans who are thought to have migrated from some far northern land towards south including the present land of Persia, destroyed native people and civilizations and replaced them.
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Forty days after the Martyrdom of Imam Hussein (Safar 20 )
Imam Hussain (as) sets out on his Journey Al Husyan, the blessings of God be on him, set out from Mecca to Iraq on the day of Muslim’s (attempted) rising in Kufa, that is the day of Tarwiya, after staying in Mecca for the rest of Shaban, the month of Rmadhan, Shawwal and […]
Zoroaster’s Kaba, in Naqsh-e Rustam
The World’s Most Unique Ancient Calendrical Structure Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), In Book is the Amazon
The rise of Persian Sufi Literature
The rise of Persian Sufi LiteratureExcerpts from A.J. Arberry’s monumental and universally acclaimed English translation of the great Persian Sufi, Attar’s Muslim Saints and Mystics(Click on link or above image to read entire ebook for free)
Earth Architecture and Persian Mystic Poetry
RumiEarth Architecture and Persian Mystic PoetryJalaloddin Mohammed Balkhi Rumi was a solemn, pious man in the 13th century small town of Konya located in Turkey today. He was born in September 1207 in the city of Balkh, today’s Afghanistan, then a city in Khorasan province, part of the Persian empire (Iran today).
Rumi, Islam, and America
Dr.Ehsan AzariToward the end of Candid, Voltaire writes in 1758 about a dervish saint who lived in Turkey without citing his name. In the novel, Candid approaches and asks the dervish: “Master…we have come to ask a favour. Will you kindly tell us why such a strange animal as man was ever […]
Dari Language throughout the history
The word Dari refers to the language that is popularly known as Persian. Dari is also called Farsi or Parsi.
The Iranian Yalda and the Fateful Choice of Light Over Darkness
Huffington Post – Just a few days ago was the longest night of the year. Another way of looking at is that this was night in which the tide of darkness began to turn back in favor of light. Bunched around this time are so many ancient holidays of lights and candles, […]
Nimrouz: The Middle of Ancient World
Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi Translator: Babak SalehianNimrouz land (Sistan/ Zarang/ Zavolestan) has a deep and long bond with Persian (Iranian) astronomy and calendar. It’s different names come from its astronomical applications.
Life in the Universe
By Stephen William Hawking In this talk, I would like to speculate a little, on the development of life in the universe, and in particular, the development of intelligent life. I shall take this to include the human race, even though much of its behaviour through out history, has been pretty stupid, and not […]