The Moral Advice of  Minooye Kherad and its Effect on Ferdowsi's Shahnameh

‘Minooye Kherad’ is one of the most significant letters of advice in the Middle Persian Period and the Pahlavi literature, including the books of Behdinan. This rather short book is full of the wise and beautiful religious and practical advice in diverse fields. Shahnameh, the master piece of Ferdowsi is the essence and protector of the ancient Persian culture. The research focuses on whether the book ‘Minooye Kherad’ has influenced the contents of Shahnameh or not. It also studies whether Ferdowsi has been inspired by this book or not. The descriptive-analytic methodology is based on studying the books, articles and analyzing different data. The result of this research indicated that Shahnameh has been influenced by this short book in the concepts related to moral advice. The great role of wisdom in Shahnameh emerges from the culture of Ancient Persia. And the book ‘Minooye Kherad’ has had a significant role in transferring this valuable characteristic. Ferdowsi is not the creator of these moral concepts, but he has added to the richness of these moral concepts by the help of his literal and artistic talents and has offered them to his audiences in his Masterpiece‘Shahnameh’.