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Memory of the Kind Companion
US $30.00
Title: Memory of the Kind Companion
Publisher: Yassavoli Publications
Author: Dr. Elahi Qomshei
Calligrapher: Amir Ahmad Falsafi
Publication Date: First edition 2000
Language: English-Persian
96 Pages
Format: Hardbound, 24?4 cm
ISBN: 964-306-184-1
Price: US $30
The Memory of Kind Companion is a collection of 35 short eulogies and litanies translated into English rhyme by Dr. Elahi Qomshei. Persian selections metrical system and poetic forms are given from the works of all major poets, from Attar Naishabouri in the tenth century to Bahar in the twentieth, with annotations of difficult grammatical constructions and unfamiliar allusions. Highlights include poetry by Ferdowsi, Araqi, Jami, Hatef, Sanaei, Nezami, Attar, Rumi, Sa'di, Hafez, Jami, and Sa'eb.
Dr. H. Elahi Qomshei's new introduction surveys the history, significance and continued value of the work.
Calligraphy is the art of linear graphics; it restructures ones visualization of a language and its topography. "Nastaliq style of Persian calligraphy is the innocent melody created by the fingertips of the one who is in love with God." In this collection, the master Iranian calligrapher, Amir Ahmad Falsafi, presents some magnificent plaques with the repetitive word of "O' My Lord (or Elahi) as the main plot, to adorn the author's renditions.
