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Santur

2008-06-21T08:49:26Z

Iranian Beautiful Handwriting

2008-06-06T10:54:28Z

Fatimah

2008-06-07T12:11:22Z

Birth Fatimah bint Muhammad (c. 605–632), the daughter of Muhammad, was born in Mecca to Khadija, the first wife of Muhammad. There are differences of opinion on the exact date of her birth, but the widely accepted view is that she was born five years before the first Qur'anic revelations, during the time of the rebuilding of the Kaaba in 605, although this does imply she was over 18 at the time of her marriage which was unusual in Arabia. Shia sources, however, state that she was born either two or five years after the first Qur'anic revelations, but this timeline would imply her mother was over fifty at the time of her birth. Fatimah is generally placed as the fourth of Muhammad's daughters after Zaynab, Ruqayya, and Umm Kulthum. According to some Shi'a scholars, Fatimah was Muhammad's only daughter. Death Following the farewell pilgrimage, Muhammad summoned Fatimah and informed her that he would be passing away soon but also informed her that she would be the first of his household to join him. Some days after this discussion, Muhammad died, following which Fatimah was grief stricken and remained so for the remainder of her life until she died less than five months later, in the month of Ramadhan. A few sources report that Fatimah reconciled her differences with Abu Bakr prior to her death, although the majority belief affirms her anger with him until her death, and maintains that Fatimah was buried in secret at her request, to prevent Abu Bakr and Umar whom she considered to be her father's true enemies from attending the funeral. There are two distinct views on the manner of her death between the Shias and Sunnis. Shias maintain that Fatimah died after Umar had led a party of armed men against Ali's house in Medina and called for Ali and his men to come out and swear allegiance to Abu Bakr, who they had decided would take power in the meeting at Saqifah. Umar and Khalid ibn Walid threatened to burn the house down if they did not submit. They broke in, resulting in Fatimah's ribs being broken between the broken door and the wall, and she miscarrying an unborn son named Muhsin. According to other sources, Umar ordered the beating of Fatimah , some saying Umar personally kicked Fatimah in the stomach, causing her miscarriage . Muhammad appeared in a dream and informed Fatimah that she would be passing away the next day. Fatimah informed her husband Ali and asked him not to allow those who had done injustice to her, to be involved in her janazah (prayer performed in congregation after the death of a Muslim) or take part in the burial. The next day when she died, her two sons were the first family members to learn of her death and immediately proceeded to the mosque to inform their father who, upon hearing the news, fell unconscious. When he regained consciousness, Ali, according to Fatimah's wishes, performed the janazah and buried her during the night on 3rd Jumada al-thani 11 AH (632) making out three other false graves to ensure her real grave could not be identified. With him were his family and a few of his close companions. The Sunnis, however, state that on the morning of her death, she took a bath, put on new clothes and lay down in bed. She asked for Ali and informed him that her time to die was very close. Upon hearing this news, Ali began to cry but was consoled by Fatimah who asked him to look after her two sons and for him to bury her without ceremony. After her death, Ali followed her wishes and buried her without informing the Medinan people

Some (wet) Persian Pastry

2008-06-05T10:50:58Z

Part Of Nature (Taleghan)

2008-05-21T16:14:14Z

Taleghan is the name of an area in Iran (and Afghanistan) meaning "separators". The Taleghan in Iran is a cluster of several small villages in Qazvin province on the west, and in the Alborz mountains in Tehran province on the north side. The area is famous for its mild, sunny summers and cold winters. Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar is quoted as saying of Taleghan weather: Har che dar Tehran harf ast, dar inja barf ast (whenever there is talk (of snow) in Tehran, there is snow here). Shahrak is the central town of Taleghan. While not large, it has a petrol station, sports centres, schools and stores. Some of the villages in Taleghan include: Avanak, Mohsenabad, Donbelid, Gatteh-deh, Gazinan, Gelinak, Geliard, Harandj, Hassanjoon, Joozan, Karkabood, Khosban, Kooladj, Minavand, Segran, segran-chall, Sefech-khani, Sowhan etc. Several famous people came from Taleghan; one of them is: the well-known Iranian revolutionary clergy Ayatolah seyed Mahmud Alaie Taleghani.

Be careful!

2008-05-12T17:40:05Z

Sunrise ... sunset

2008-04-04T09:52:37Z

Happy new year (NOWRUZ for Iranian)

2008-03-18T11:15:35Z

Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز, (has various local pronunciations and spellings, e.g.: Kurdish: Newroz, نه‌ورۆز, Azerbaijani: Novruz; Kazakh: Наурыз (Nauryz); Kyrgyz: Нооруз (Nooruz)) is the traditional Iranian new year holiday celebrated by various Iranian and Turkic people in Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Albania, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, Northwestern China, the Crimea, and the Balkans. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox (start of spring in northern hemisphere), which usually occurs on the March 21st or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. In Iran Nowruz is referred to as an Eid festival, although it is not an Islamic feast, since "Eid" is the Arabic word for "feast". The word comes from Old Persian: nava = new + rəzaŋh = day/daylight, meaning "new day/daylight", and has the same meaning in Kurdish (naw = new + roz = day; meaning "new day") and New Persian (now/naw = new + rūz = day; meaning "new day"). The term Nooroz first appeared in Persian records in the second century AD, but it was also an important day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC), where kings from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to the emperor (Shahanshah) of Persia on Nowruz

Under the Table

2008-03-17T02:17:50Z

Hafiz

2008-03-15T09:32:57Z

Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī, or simply Hāfez (Persian: خواجه شمس‌الدین محمد حافظ شیرازی), was a Persian mystic and poet. He was born sometime between the years 1310 and 1337 in Shiraz, Medieval Persia. John Payne, who has translated the Diwan Hafez, regards Hafez as one of the three greatest poets of the world. His lyrical poems, known as ghazals, are noted for their beauty and bring to fruition the love, mysticism, and early Sufi themes that had long pervaded Persian poetry. Moreover, his poetry possessed elements of modern surrealism Very little credible information is known about Hafez's life, particularly its early part; there is a great deal of more or less mythical anecdote. Judging from his poetry, he must have had a good education, or else found the means to educate himself. Scholars generally agree on the following: His father Baha-ud-Din is said to have been a coal merchant who died when Hafez was a child, leaving him and his mother in debt. It seems probable that he met with Attar of Shiraz (Zayn al-Attar), a somewhat disreputable scholar, and became his disciple. He is said to have later become a poet in the court of Abu Ishak, and so gained fame and influence in his hometown. It is possible that Hafez gained a position as teacher in a Qur'anic school at this time. In his early thirties Mubariz Muzaffar captured Shiraz and seems to have ousted Hafez from his position. Hafez apparently regained his position for a brief span of time after Shah Shuja took his father, Mubariz Muzaffar, prisoner. But shortly afterwards Hafez was forced into self-imposed exile when rivals and religious characters he had criticized began slandering him. Another possible cause of his disgrace can be seen in a love affair he had with a beautiful woman, Shakh-e Nabat. Hafez fled from Shiraz to Isfahan and Yazd for his own safety. At the age of fifty-two, Hafez once again regained his position at court, and possibly received a personal invitation from Shah Shuja, who pleaded with him to return. He obtained a more solid position after Shah Shuja's death, when Shah Shuja ascended the throne for a brief period, before being defeated and killed by Tamerlane. When an old man, he apparently met Tamerlane to defend his poetry against charges of blasphemy. It is generally believed that Hafez died at the age of 69. His tomb is located in the Musalla Gardens of Shiraz (referred to as Hafezieh). Hafez took ear to his immense popularity during his lifetime, and agreed with many others (then and now) when he wrote: نديدم خوشتر از شعر تو حافظ به قرآنى كه اندر سينه دارى I have never seen any poetry sweeter than thine, O Hafez, I swear it by that Koran which thou keepest in thy bosom.