The Timeless Story of Rustam and Sohrab from Shahnama Part 1
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This is the story of "Rustam and Sohrab" from the great Shahnama (Book of the Kings). The Shahnama is a poetic epic written by the Persian/Tajik poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD. The Shahnama tells the mythical and historical past of Persia from the creation of the world up until the Arab invasion of Persia. The Shahnama, written in Persian, has been pivotal for reviving the Persian language subsequent to the influence of Arabic. The Book of the Kings is regarded as a literary masterpiece which reflects Persia's history, cultural values, its ancient religion, Zoroasterianism, and its profound sense of nationhood.
This particular story of Rustam and Sohrab is only one of the many chapters in the Shahnama. Rustam has always been a hero to Persians/Tajiks as well as other Persian speakers. The Shahnama is very important, especially nowadays, because contrary to what people think today, it does not represent just the political country of Iran. Instead, the epic covers parts of modern-day Afghanistan, as well as Iran, Tajikistan, and the cities of Samarqand and Bukhara. Though the peoples of these regions are separated against their will by such political borders it can not change the fact that they share the same language, culture and history and, importantly, Rustam is still their hero. The Shahnama is valued above the Quran and fortunately the Persians/Tajiks are rediscovering their roots and shaking loose from the hold that Arabic had on them. They are realizing just how barbaric the Arabs are and they are moving away from the Arab culture and Islam and going towards their own culture and beliefs. Though there ar
e still Persians/Tajiks who defend the savage acts of the Arabs i.e. forcing their language on the Persians/Tajiks, changing their livelihood, abolishing their legends, etc. These Persians/Tajiks do not realize the errors of their ways and the fact that they are just pawns being used by the Arabs. As the saying goes, "When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you." Others work to keep the Persians/Tajiks separated for their own advantage. It is legends like Rustam who serve as reminders of the greatness the Persians/Tajiks come from. And it is books like the Shahnama that captures the timeless power of a great culture.
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If you would like to read about this stories go and buy a book called shahnameh ( which means books of kings)
read the book, you will really love all the stories and tales.
i love peace and i know you do to WORLD PEACE! ^_^
i love the sory of Rustam and Sohrab, they was legendry Heroes
No, Iran is a "big" portion of Greater Iran. Other than that(and beside the fact that I do agree that Shahnameh is the heritage to any Farsi speaker who actually reads it) I need to make you notice that most Tajiks and Afghans tend to forget about current political borders when it comes to great personalities like Ferdowsi, and they tend to remember that they used to be a part of greater Iran and that Ferdowsi belongs to them as well...
...but when it comes to the personalities who lie in "their" current political borders, they tend to act as if there has never been a Greater Iran, and that it has always been Tajikestan or Afghanistan! Weird!
By the way, I still believe that Iranian is the best word to refer to Ferdowsi's nationality, and by Iranian I don't mean to refer to only the Iran of today, but please do remember that the country that Ferdowsi lived in was called Iran/Iran Zamin at that time, so "Iranian" is still the best word to define his nationality.
Ou dar iran mehmane ma bood.
SO dnt push this person to ur sides
He is for everyone specailly Persians.
I hope in future there wont be any border b/t IRAN and Tajikestan. Because Tajikis are real persian as we saw in wars , they didnt loose thier language or culture.