Abdolhamid Ziaei (born in 1976 in

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord. The province lies in the southwest of the country, with an area of 16,332 square kilometers. The province was classified as p ...

) is a

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

, literary critic, translator, and professor of

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and

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. He is a noted writer of sonnets in the Persian language.

Career

Ziaei was a director of the Iran Culture House in

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for three years, where he taught Persian language courses and edited Persian manuscripts (including the corrected manuscripts of the Ramayana). He was an editor-in-chief of the specialized periodical of Indian and Iranian studies (in both English and Persian languages). He published his first book of poetry in 2008, titled "The Reincarnation of Words." His other books include "Crying in the Dark", "The Book of forgetfulness", "The Self" and "The Book of Doubt." "Buddhism and Sufism: Examining the Similarities and Relation between Buddhism and Iranian Sufism" (2015), "Distortions of Ashura from a Sociology Perspective" (2008), "In the Absence of Reason" (2011) are among his notable works. His latest research paper is "Mysticism and Modernity," published in 2019. Ziaei has been a TV presenter on radio and television for some years. He has presented numerous articles and seminars in national and international publications and conferences. In recent years, Ziaei has been teaching in the field of Eastern and Western mysticism, philosophy, commentary on

Mathnavi Mathnawi ( ), also spelled masnavi, mesnevi or masnawi, is a kind of poem written in rhyming couplets, or more specifically "a poem based on independent, internally rhyming lines". Most mathnawi poems follow a meter of eleven, or occasionally ten ...

Rumi Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (), or simply Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century poet, Hanafi '' faqih'' (jurist), Maturidi theologian (''mutakallim''), and Sufi mystic born during the Khwarazmian Empire ...

, commentary on Shams's papers, and commentary on

Hafez (), known by his pen name Hafez ( or 'the keeper'; 1325–1390) or Hafiz, “Ḥāfeẓ” designates someoone who has learned the Qurʾān by heart" also known by his nickname Lisan al-Ghaib ('the tongue of the unseen'), was a Persian lyri ...

's poetry and thought. Also, Ziaei has criticized artistic works in the field of contemporary Iranian cinema and theater (Hamoun movie and Odysseh theater) with a philosophical view. AbdolHamid Ziaei is the author of the Distortions of Ashura from a Sociology Perspective. "Buddhism and Sufism: Examining the Similarities and Relation between Buddhism and Iranian Sufism" (2015), "In the Absence of Reason" (2011) are among his noticeable works and his latest research-analytic work, "Mysticism and Modernity" (2019), is one of his most outstanding works. Also, the book of the romances of an outlaw, including the rereading of the life, poetry and thoughts of Saeed Sarmad Kashani, edited by Abdolhamid Ziaei, was published in 2009. Ziaei's most recent work, "Mysticism and Modernity", deals with what he sees as a constant challenge of

mysticism Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute (philosophy), Absolute, but may refer to any kind of Religious ecstasy, ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or Spirituality, spiritual meani ...

in contemporary period. This book includes the topics of ten lecture sessions held by Ziaei at the Faculty of Social Sciences of

Tehran University The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

in 2016. This book deals with the relationship between mysticism and modern human life. He has tried to explain issues such as the conflict between classical mysticism and the modern world, knowledge of mystical schools, comparative study of mystical

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and modern anthropology, politics and politics in mysticism, new mysticisms and so on.

Works

* "The Reincarnation of Words" (2008) * "Crying in the Dark" * "The Book of Forgetfulness" * "The Self" * "The Book of Doubt" * "Distortions of Ashura from a Sociology Perspective" (2008, Hezareh Qoqnos Publishing) * "In the Absence of Reason; Critical Analysis of Irrationality in Mystical Literature" (2011) * "Buddhism and Sufism: Examining the Similarities and Relation between Buddhism and Iranian Sufism" (2015) * "Mysticism and Modernity" (2019) * Translator of ''

Ramayana The ''Ramayana'' (; ), also known as ''Valmiki Ramayana'', as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics ...

'' into

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

Awards and recognition

* Golden Pen Award nominee for "The self" book * Giving a lecture at the cultural center of Konya (Turkey) on the topic of the keys to understanding Rumi's

Masnavi The ''Masnavi'', or ''Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi'' (, DIN 31635, DMG: ''Mas̲navī-e maʻnavī''), also written ''Mathnawi'', or ''Mathnavi'', is an extensive poem written in Persian language, Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, also known as Rumi. I ...

* Holding dozens of educational workshops and scientific webinars on the topics of critical thinking, organizational rationality, familiarity with Eastern and Western mysticism, Masnavi research, Hafezology, familiarity with postmodern philosophies, etc.

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