نشریه آینه پژوهش
سال بیست و پنجم شماره 3 (پیاپی 147، امرداد و شهریور 1393)

The present paper is based upon the following verse of Sa’di:Henceforth, Sa’di is neither wise nor consciousLove prevails over the virtuesFirst of all the author analyses the term “becharbid (prevail)” or “bechasbid (stick)”in some of the versions and commentaries of Sa’di’s Lyrics. Following this, he is after answering to this question that what the meaning of the term “bechasbid (stick)”, which is mentioned in the old versions and also in two authentic corrections, is. And whether it is in consistent with Sa’di’s style in this verse or not. Therefore, after examining the meaning of this term in different sources, he states that this term means “being superior”, “being better” or “prevailing”.

Many writings in Arabic and Hebrew language are left from Musa Ibn Meimūn. These writings are on different subjects such as law, theology, philosophy, medicine, and mathematics both in Jewish and Islamic culture. However, some of his writings arouse the scholars’ curiosity more than the other ones because they are written in Arabic language but in Hebrew letters. In the present article, the author examines part of Ibn Meimūn’s writing called “Seferha- Masvūt” or “The Book of Rules”. Regarding this, he firstly changes the text from Hebrew letters to Arabic letters. He does not change the words which are in Hebrew Language in original text, but in a footnote shows the transliteration and explains the meaning of the word. Besides, he draws up a table in three parts: the first part includes the Hebrew characters, the second part includes the Arabic equivalent, and the third part includes the transliteration of the Hebrew characters. Finally, he provides a picture of Ibn Meimūn’s original text which is in Hebrew Letters.

n the Web, many of the users’ most important challenge is how to find access to the information they need out of so many banks of data. In the present paper, the authors aims at providing some sources of information for researcher; therefore, they present some addresses of different kinds of Websites, and explain briefly about them.

The topic of the letters which the Prophet (PBUH) wrote to the kings, heads of States, and the leaders of the nations and groups in that era plays an important role in Islamic history. Therefore, this issue has attracted the attention of the scholars of hadith studies as well asSirah (Prophetic biography) studies, the historians, and literary scholars at all times. According to the author of the following paper, two important points concerning the topic of these letters were brought up in the second half of the 20th century which invite everyone to more consideration upon the issue of the letters. The first point is related to the studiesdone by some orientalists and later some Muslim writers which question the authenticity of the letters. These researches indicate that all the letters and dispatches were made up by the Muslim writers, and so cannot be verified historically. The second point is about the discovering of five written skins which are considered to be the original forms of the Prophet’s five important letters, but there is a difference of opinion about their verification. Hence, in the present paper, the author, before talking about these doubtful issues, pays attention to the content of these letters and the related reviews in Islamic sources. Afterwards, he introduces these two points briefly, and states his ideas.

Sa’diShīrāziby Ali Akbar Velāyati is the ninth book of a series titled “The Creators of Islam and Iran Culture and Civilization” which is known asThe Sun, published by Amir Kabīr publications in 1390. The author of this paper intends to criticize the mentioned book. Therefore, he is going to provide some examples from the content of the book in order to point out its deficiencies.

Al-TahsīnvaSefāt Al-Ārefīn(Retreat and the Mystics’ Features) by Ibn FahdHelli is written upon retreat and seclusion. The author of this paper is to review one of the translations of this work; therefore, he firstly talks about the framework of the book and its translations. Following this, he is going to criticize one of the translations of this book titled Retreat or Al-Tahsīnpublishedby Ali Narimāni and Zavelqorbā publication in 1388. Regarding this, he quotes some phrases from the book text along with their translations from the mentioned book, then he states the correct translation and explains about it.

Islam: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization by Francesca Romana is one of the volumes of the series of Ancient Civilization Knowledge, published by White Star in 2008. This book should be taken into consideration since it is exploring different aspects of Islamic civilization, the western regions of this vast geography in particular. However, the reader should note the themes which have either quantitatively or qualitatively, consciously or unconsciously been added to or removed from the report; and also use other authentic sources. In the present paper, the author intends to criticize this book. Regarding this, he focuses on the structure of the book, and examines the content of the chapters.

Tohfa Al-Imams Al-‘ellia fi Al-hekma Al-‘amaliaor the Morality of Zoheirie, written by Fathollāh bin Ahmad bin Mahmud Al-shahrestāni, the 8th century author whowas known as Sabzevāri, is a book about the Islamic morality. In the present article, the writer focuses on exploring this book, and criticizing the author’s moral ideas. Regarding this, first of all, he briefly introduces the author of the book, and talks of the features of the book content; and goes on to name the manuscripts used in proofreading of this book. Finally, he examines the linguistic feature and handwriting of the book.

Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages, by Maurice de Wulf, is a book in which the author has tried to examine the middle ages from a new angle, and to show that it is closely associated with the West culture. Out of all the philosophies, he has chosen and presented scholasticism, which is the most dominant philosophy, and considered its relation with theology. Following this, he has analyzed the impact of theology and philosophy on each other, and the effect of philosophy on the other aspects of civilization such as art, and social and political institutes. The author of the present article is going to give a report of the content of the book chapters. This report is set according to the book framework.

The importance and role of bibliography in research has been accepted by all, so after selecting the research topic, the most fundamental issue is to rely on the works which have been written on the topic. The Bibliography of Tafkīk School, written by HādiRabbāniand published by Institute of Islamic Sciences and Culture Press, contains 906 sources which have been published in this field until 1388. The following paper is a supplement to the mentioned book and talks of the sources which were published in the same time span covered by bibliography, but have been identified by the author after preparation of the book for publication. Therefore, the author in the present paper firstly talks of the importance of compiling of a bibliography, and afterwards examines the topic of this bibliography, its scope and the method of its setting. Then, he presents the bibliographic details of eighty sources, arranged alphabetically based on the authors’ names, along with a report of their content.