Arab persian history books

The two centuries of arab rule in iran had a larger impact on its culture and mindset than had the invasions of the romans or alexander prior to it. Discover librarianselected research resources on iranian history from the questia online library, including. From the tenth to the fourteenth centuries a number of persian historians wrote in arabic, the common academic language of the time, including the persian historian abu jafar muhammad ibn jarir altabaris 839923, author of tarikh alrusul wa almuluk, more commonly known as tarikh altabari history of tabari. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Jun 26, 2017 the most dangerous of these is the arab persian conflict which runs far deeper than the sunnishiite divide or the one between saudi arabias wahhabi sunnism and irans safawi shiism. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Persian and arab are definitely not the same thing.

Having said that, i admit that it is impossible to include any more information about arab history in the same number of pages 500, making this book a definite accomplishment. The best books on understanding the arab world five books. Just wellwritten, wellresearched, informative and interesting books for historians, history students and history enthusiasts. Abubakr mohammade zakariyaye razi, also known by his latinized name rhazes. History of the kings of the persians in three arabic. From ancient history to the best of 2020, below youll find expert recommendations of all the best history books our book recommendations are currently organized by historical era ancient, medieval, modern etc weve focused on important events and key figures, like world war ii or gandhi. This article is concerned with the history of the ancient persian empire, in which presentday iran has its roots. How did two centuries of arab rule end in iran persia 10,181 views how do iranians in general view the arabic. Persian history dates back to the development of ancient mesopotamia, the land demarcated by the tigris and euphrates rivers the achaemenid persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from anatolia and egypt across western asia to northern india and central asia the parthians built one of the greatest and most powerful. Arab tribes, most notably the ghassanids and lakhmids, begin to appear in the southern syrian desert from the midthird century ce onward. Most info i can find online seems more geared towards the physical history like arab invasion, who the major authors were, etc. List of books and articles about ancient persia online. Proper nonfiction history books, not historical fiction, about any period, event, area or topic you like.

Aug, 2014 west asian is not the same as middle eastern at leat genetically, though they do overlap geographically. It is well written, and you will probably find yourself racing through the pages, having a slight sense of regret that the ride has ended at the finish. A captivating guide to the neopersian empire that ruled before the arab conquest of persia and the rise of islam history, captivating on. The crusades through arab eyes paperback by amin maalouf. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Firstly know, when an iranian says arab, heshe doesnt mean egyptian or moroccan or levantian or to an iranian, arab means iraqiarabs, and the sheikhdoms south of the persian gulf. I can think of few other books i have read over the years that can match this. Kamin mohammadis top 10 iranian books books the guardian. A historical geography from the persian to the arab conquest was first published, no other work of similar scope has been attempted. Oct 09, 2014 the greatest arabic linguist and grammarian in history was in fact persian. Jul 31, 2017 this authoritative and comprehensive history of iran covers the entire history of the area from the ancient persian empire to todays iranian state. The best history books five books expert recommendations. My admiration of the book caused me to go through on line encyclopedias to gather information about the ancient rulers of persia and its cities.

In attempting to attain some perspective on iran in history, i begin, as i think one must, with the arabislamic conquests in the seventh centurythat series of. Its sources have been within greater iran including presentday iran, iraq, afghanistan, the caucasus. Arabic literature is the writing, both prose and poetry, produced by writers in the arabic. Tuhfatulahrar by maulana abdul rahman jami in persian. Moreover, the arab other is a metaphor which may also represent the islamic, or western other, or certain aspects of iranian life which the writer would not be able to criticize openly. A history of the arab peoples book by albert hourani. Scanned from a 1887 edition of the book with sharah by muhammad raza. Persian history dates back to the development of ancient mesopotamia, the land demarcated by the tigris and euphrates rivers the achaemenid persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from anatolia and egypt across western asia to northern india and central asia.

Maulana abdul rahman jami published in 1887 4 ah pages. The sociologist most famous work, the veil and the male elite. In the 10th century ibn alnadim compiled a catalogue of books the fihrist in baghdad. Persian culture versus arab culture from guardians of the persian culture group pasdarane farhange iran dr. The literary form of new persian is known as farsi in iran, where it.

In the bible, particularly in the books of daniel, esther, ezra, and nehemya, it is given as paras a greek folk etymology connected the name to perseus, a. She was the daughter of ardavan the fifth, the last king of the parthian empire ashkanid empire. The pictures of persian miniatures, mughal architecture, african mosques, modern political. List of books and articles about iranian history online research. This beautifully produced atlas is one of the books influenced by hodgsons rethink of islamic culture. It covers the historical geography of the exilic, intertestamental, new testament and postnew testament periods. Beginning with the arrival of arab and persian merchants in the period from the ninth to the twelfth centuries, trade flourished on the east african coast, and reached its peak between 1200 and 1500. Sep 05, 2011 this handbook is a current, comprehensive singlevolume history of iranian civilization. One of prophet muhammeds early followers and disciples, salman alfarsi, was persian. This book translates the sections on preislamic persia in three muslim arabic chronicles, those of ahmad alya. Persians and arabs are two distinct ethnic groups two peoples with different languages, cultures, and histories. I didnt mean this to be a list of pop history, but i think its too late now, so you might as well go ahead.

The roots of the arab persian conflict date back to ancient times. The influential blogger and journalist tells us why theres so much misinformation about the arab world, and suggests what we should read to improve our understanding of the regions history and current turmoil. In short the book is an eye opener to an ancient civilization that is known only to those who specialize in ancient history and culture. Properly grasping this distinction is critical to any understanding of iran and its dynamic role in. A captivating guide to the ancient canaanites, hittites and ancient israel and their role in biblical history each also listed individually as own book. Do you want to read books on islamic history and you are confused. The uninformed fails to comprehend that the persian arab wars did not occur overnight and the persians did not surrender right away. Arabiranian conflict news newspapers books scholar. The arab persian trading cities of east africa overview. The definitive history of iran, from the ancient persian empires to today. Masnavi rumi, the great book of mawlana jalaluddin rumi, includes original persian with urdu translation by qazi sajjad hussain digitized by. The arabs appear to have been under the vassalage of the neoassyrian empire. The arabiranian conflict or the arabpersian conflict is a term which is used in reference to the modern conflict between arab league countries and iran and in a broader sense, the term is also used in reference to the historical ethnic tensions which exist between arabs and persians as well.

By the lethal standards of near eastern history, there is little without precedent in the war between iran and iraq. Oct 23, 2009 there are references to mandanas death as 559 b. Avicennas most influential works were kitab alshifa. The iranians chronicles the history of the iranian people, from the glory days of persia to the. I ranib ook is the first and best iranian online bookshop, supply, and great source of persian farsi books. The binding, in traditional arab style, incorporates persian elements that became dominant in leather bindings from the 16th century onward. History early history to the zand dynasty iran has a long and rich history. Arab culture sanjeshe farhange parsi va farhange tazi. It is particularly good on the achievements of persian, turkish and indian muslims. The first world empire and the battle for the west by tom holland, persepolis.

The literary form of new persian is known as farsi in iran, where it is the countrys official language, and as dari in afghanistan where it and pashto are. The books below are my picks of iranian literature with a few. Near east collection islamic books and bookbinding yale. She is also one of the few wellknown arab feminist around the world.

This shows a tradition of literature which i think is universal. Anybody have recommendations for books on the history of persian farsi. Variants of persian are also spoken in afghanistan, where many people speak dari persian, in uzbekistan. Recently ive developed a small obsession with persian history and im looking for a good indepth book on the subject. Drawn from a broad period between the eighth century bc and the middle ages, the sources include texts originally written in greek, latin, syriac, persian, and arabic, inscriptions in a variety of languages and.

Iran, with its ongoing military buildup, its opposition to the israelarab peace. From the tenth to the fourteenth centuries a number of persian historians wrote in arabic, the common academic language of the time. Jul 20, 2011 kamin mohammadis top 10 iranian books. This monumental work was central in setting the standard for explaining arabic grammar, especially to nonarab converts to islam. A feminist interpretation of islam, was banned in morocco, iran, and arab states of the persian gulf. Arab invasion and the establishment of islam in iran, and up to recent history, including.

Persian literature, body of writings in new persian also called modern persian, the form of the persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the arabic alphabet and with many arabic loanwords. Sibawayh, a nonnative speaker of arabic, wrote the first book on arabic grammar, alkitab fi anna. Arabs and empires before islam illuminates the history of the arabs before the emergence of islam, collating nearly 250 translated extracts from an extensive array of ancient sources. The blood of flowers by anita amirrezvani, the persian expedition by xenophon, persian fire. Persians resisted the brutal and blood thirsty arab invaders for 16 years of battle and resistance. It is an excellent and readable introduction to arab history, and a lead to other more specialized books listed in the 27page bibliography. Rahman darkeshideh exposing author summer of 67 massacre history of the 67 summer massacre. Persian empires ancient history, ancient history, books. The persian empire is the name given to a series of dynasties centered in modernday iran that spanned several centuriesfrom the sixth century b. Do not buy this book if you want to learn more about these subjects.

The holy land, from the persian to the arab conquests, 536 b. This is not a book for those seeking an introduction to the sasanian empire or the arab conquest of iran. After the muslim conquest of persia, zoroastrians were given dhimmi status and subjected to persecutions. History a thousand years of the persian book exhibitions. Here is the best place for presenting rare, old, new and precious titles to buy them through the earth biggest persian online bookstore. This is a revisionist history, written with an alternative narrative story seeking to dispute the historical consensus. Although the stories are arab, persian and indian, it is a book that is associated with the arab world and is different from the arab world that you see on tv, which is all about violence and war and things like that. The earliest mentions of the nights refer to it as an arabic translation from a persian book, hezar afsan or afsaneh or afsana, meaning the thousand stories.

Although the stories are arab, persian and indian, it is a book that is. The books of michael axworthy and james buchans days of god. Search the history of over 439 billion web pages on the internet. The persian empire in the sasanian era was interrupted by the arab. Robert irwins top 10 books on islam and islamic culture. Some of the worlds most ancient settlements have been excavated in the caspian region and on the iranian plateau. Arab philosopher and scholar who produced a series of summaries and commentaries on most of aristotles works and. Jun 15, 2017 one popular book which was written fairly recently is this one. Just click on the title of the book to get the book for your reading. The best books on understanding the arab world five. Sura was one of the greatest heroines of persian history, a strategical and military genius during the parthian dynasty. The compassandruler border frames stamped medallions with floral motifs and the flap has been designed to match the cover.

The history of the kings of the persians in three arabic chronicles. The shatt al arab forms part of the iraniraq border. The article iran contains a description of the geography and economy of the modern country and a short account of its history since the arab invasion of the 7th cent. History of violence between arabs and persians goes back. The authors, all leaders in their fields, emphasize the largescale continuities of iranian history while also describing the important patterns of transformation that have characterized irans past. In preislamic times, there were many arabs who lived in the cultural sphere of persia and used persian as their written language. For a detailed description of the persian empire, see persia. A captivating guide to the neopersian empire that ruled before the arab conquest of persia and the rise of islam.

Why is there a bitterness between persians and arabs. Greek fire is used by byzantine ships to attack an arab fleet besieging constantinople. The history of the arabs begins in the midninth century bc, which is the earliest known attestation of the old arabic language. List of books and articles about iranian history online. We also have leading historians talking about the best way of writing history in general e. One of the most dramatic and sudden movements of any people in history is the expansion, by conquest, of the arabs in the 7th century only the example of the mongols in the th century can match it. The term persian, meaning from persia, derives from latin persia, itself deriving from greek persis, a hellenized form of old persian parsa, which evolves into fars in modern persian. It is an excellent and readable introduction to arab history, and a lead to other more specialized books listed in. The desert tribesmen of arabia form the bulk of the muslim armies. Good article but an objection turkey isnt in the middle east. Kourosh aryamanesh works and comparisons were used in this book persian culture vs.

These are referred to as persian arabs in arabic arab alfuras. This book translates the sections on preislamic persia in three muslim arabic chronicles, those of ahmad alyaqubi d. An arab invasion takes place under mohammad bin qasim 695 715 ce. Khalid divided his army into three units, and employed them in wellcoordinated attacks against the persians from three different sides at night, in the battle of muzayyah, then the battle of saniyy, and finally the battle of zumail. The persian empire or imperial iran is any one of the many imperial dynasties centred in iran. Kitab alfihrist is a catalogue of all books available for sale in baghdad and it gives an overview of.

Four divisions of persian and christian arab auxiliaries were present at hanafiz, zumiel, sanni and muzieh. A captivating guide to the neo persian empire that ruled before the arab conquest of persia and the rise of islam ancient civilizations. It is a book that i have read since i was very young in many different versions. Iranian historythe islamic conquest of iran wikibooks. Writing from an iranian rather than a european perspective, katouzian integrates the significant cultural and literary history of iran with its political and social history. Arab traveler and scholar who wrote one of the most famous travel books in history, the rihlah.

The arab other is a reverse definition of the iranian self, for some in terms of race or language, for others in terms of religion, history and culture as well. Some writers concentrated solely on history like al yaqubi and altabari, whilst others. This book critically analyses the islamic law and tradition. This pioneering work advanced the tradition of historical writing about. Here is a list of famous books on islamic history and a little intro of the book to help you decide the book you may want to read. The sasanianparthian confederacy and the arab conquest of iran et.