conformity of miracle of every prophet with the prevailing art and occupation of every time is a well-known matter among scholars. such a theme is narrated for the first time through a chain of transmitters from the 10th shi‘a imam (al-hadi), though it is attributed to the 8th imam (al-rida). as the chain of transmission of the hadith is poor, investigation of its theme is necessary. in this ha...

shahāb al-din mohammad zeydari nasavi, the author of “nafsat al-masdoor”, as one of the outstanding technical, literal and stylist prose writers, had a great interest in using different innovative and expressive arrays to illustrate his works.  he looked simile as an essential element of fantasy, and a unique approach in presenting themes, ideas and sometimes transmission of emotions and feelin...