A critique of the Ahadith and Qesas-e Mathnavi (The influence of the culture and literature of preIslamic Iran on the Mathnavi)

One of the great detriments to the practice of expounding and analyzing the Persian literary texts, particularly the Mathnavi of Jalal al-Din of Balkh, is excessive reference to Arabic sayings and verses, taking no notice of the culture and literature of ancient Persians. To discern the heavy presence of such elements, it would suffice to albums, suggests this hypothesis that the repetition of forewords in other albums, has been due to their fine calligraphy, appropriate prose style or their attribution to a great artist. This has made the identification of the original text of such prologues impossible because the pages of many of those albums and the prologue have got disarranged and new or similar introductions have been added.