Introduction and Study of Cylinder Style from a Linguistic Perspective

The Ostovanameh Book is an important manuscript of the ninth century. The purpose of this study is to introduce the features of four existing manuscripts of this work in Iran and Turkey and to study its style in terms of phonetics, lexicon and syntax.

The present study is a theoretical study that has been done in a descriptive-analytical and documentary manner based on library sources.

A study of the language of the Ostovanameh shows that this book was written to the unrhythmic prose of the ninth century and is a movement from compulsive prose to simplification that includes many features of the prose of the Mongol and Timurid eras. In addition, in some cases, the personal style of the author can be seen, in general, the prose style of this work can be considered as intermediate.

The Ostovanameh written by Ghiasuddin Mohammad Astarabadi is a work based on the beliefs of the fist followers of the Hurufism sect, which in addition to expressing the religious beliefs of this sect, helps to explain some aspects of the social events of the Timurid era. What distinguishes the Ostovanameh from other Hurufism works is the reliable information that the author of this work provides about the elders of this sect and how their thoughts evolved. The final part of the Ostovanameh introduces the special rituals of the Hurufism to us.