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History of Carpet Weaving in Iran (Before Safavid era)

    Historical evidences confirm that carpet weaving has flourished from Sasanid era; related to a Chinese calendar called “Suyi”, which belongs to 590 to 617 AD, a short time before the decline of Sasanid dynasty, “Suyi” mentioned carpet  among Iranian products. During three centuries of Sasanid dynasty, there are other signs, although vague and […]

Remembering Mosaddeq

    Iraj Afshar, Jalil Bozorgmehr and Mohammad Mosaddeq By Fariba Amini “This building was constructed in 1334 thanks to the generosity of Mohammad Hasan Shamshiri.* All the money received from regular patients who come here for treatment will be used to treat those who are poor and cannot pay for such services. From these […]

Rumi’s Spiritual Shiism

  By: Seyed G SafaviLondon Academy of Iranian Studies, UKAbstractThe present paper aims to provide textual evidence in support of Rumi’s spiritual shiism. The evidence will be taken from Rumi’s Mathnawi. Shiism, in its true form, believes in the welayat (authority) of Imam Ali and his eleven descendents following the demise of Prophet Muhammad.

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