Salāmān and Absāl is a well known mysterious story with different versions. The criticism of Fakhr Rāzi on a phrase in the ninth chapter of Ishārāt was the main reason of spreading various versions of the story. This critic kept Khājeh Nasir's mind so busy that he finally decided to search for Ibn Sinā's original version. Following Khājeh Nasīr other writers and commentators began to opine on...

abstract: the present study is about prophet ishmael, some parts of his life; his personality in the quran and the bible; and the comparison of the content of these two religious books. compilation of the study has been done with a new perspective and new presentation approach. since prophets have been human beings’ role model and their life has been a perfect example for humanity in all ages,...

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...