
Translator: MAJID JAMALZADEH
Source: Rasekhoon.net
Source: Rasekhoon.net
Adoption from the works of great men became an appreciable matter, in past years.
What highlights beside the adoption is the work of great ones, and attention to them as enriched cultural resources, and a factor for enrichment of those who are living in in such cultures. in this article, we are not considering the adoption and its aspects, but we are considering that, FERDOSI lives in our present and SHAHNAMEH (his masterpiece), is biggest enrich of Iranian Islamic cultural source. As we are sure, FERDOSI was knowing very well, that his masterpiece will not be ruined by wind, rain and the fire. What is this prediction knowledge? And where does it come from? No fear of forgers and ignorant. Whenever his poems collector was requesting him to preserve the writings, the master was saying more poems without bothering about the future of his works and without taking permission from anyone:
They are not allowing me to travel /neither breeze of MOSALA, nor water of ROKNABAD.
The works which bring the reader, close to himself, and grow the character of the reader. His poems are giving enrichment to all readers and no other item can do such miracle. His poems have variety for everyone. Meanwhile ethics, understands the matured feeling. and as a result, human`s mental in such interesting growth and cooperation will reach to its own specific independence (as a perfect Islamic-Iranian human. the world of SHAHNAMEH, during many centuries in myth section had psychological role in training the Iranian tribes. and
With confidence has forced its followers to be positive in their actions. SHAHNAMEH is interesting to read, and with its attraction, breaks every resistance. If we understand the quality of the said book, then we can realize its glory and religious ideas. This marvelous book has made wonderful atmosphere and situation for every person and tribe. This book replies every difference and accepts any internal tool (question in ways of self- research. the cultural heritage of Iranian tribe is quite clear from the starting verse: the God of life and wisdom. The word of AHURAMAZDA means: the strong and active God (as Zoroastrians believe), in addition to it, MAZDA is the strength of wisdom and thought. The active creator, who is killer, creative and wise. With these parts, the SHAHNAMEH book was made. So Iranian tribes: LOR, BALUCH, TABARI, TORK, GILAKI, ARAB, KORD and….. Will not feel cultural break or decrease in Iranian feel and national unity, and was not broken from Iranian history. All tribes are connected to each other by FERDOSI and his important book. FERDOSI has made our national feeling so strong, so one of our great representatives, that means HAFIZ, can see house owner, instead of house, and the fire which will not die in his heart. By this book, FERDOSI has given re-birth to our holy spirit and then saved it. He also saved our border of historical cultural life. Now a days, on this earth, small places are rising and announcing independence. This is wrong idea of new thinkers. Dialogue, does not mean unity and gathering, under a flag (some people still think, McLuhan is mayor of world`s village). At this critical time, and uprising of the tribes, what guarantees our mental and spiritual life is SHAHNAMEH, which is appreciated by everyone, even those who were believing that, only Greece has culture and civilization (Theodore NOLDEKE), are mentioning that, this book as the greatest epic in the human history. As outsiders said: English language has no epic. No body accepts the story of King Arthur as an epic. Therefore Tolkien has spent his whole life time (as himself said), to make an epic in English language to fill the empty Spirit of the said language. He continuously was saying: language is everything. Have you seen film: The Lord of the rings? This film was made on the basis of a famous book with same name. But by looking deeply in the film, you can observe the eastern roots in it.
Other nation searched to find an epic for their nation. They tried to copy the works of FERDOSI, (for example, Russians survived too much about the effects of SHAHNAMEH), and made stories for their own people from the great book of SHAHNAMEH. So it means, other nations are thirsty to find characters just like characters of the SHAHNAMEH. And our great FERDOSI, did it for our country many centuries ago. Our great philosopher never copied anyone. He gathered the real stories and articles from this nation to stablish a book for ever for all Iranians to be proud throughout the centuries. We will not forget this philosopher and his splendid work for ever. We will never miss him. Because he lives in our root, in our lives and in our next generations to make us proud on earth. He will hold a torch to show us the right path beside the life source. FERDOSI has made this marvelous book to contain the events, religious believes and other main item for us to get best lessons for our future. He helps us to be infallible. SHAHNAMEH is reassuring us for our glorious proud. FERDOSI helps us to be sensitive to ourselves. He gives us a quality way to recognize our deep. We will not be under the control of any power or nation. We will make our future in better way to be suitable for us. This story never ends.
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