Art & Culture December 15, 2016 3 This Day in History ‘Ardak’ Wins Special Jury (December 15)

Today is Thursday; 25th of the Iranian month of Azar 1395 solar hijri; corresponding to 15th of the Islamic month of Rabi al-Awwal 1438 lunar hijri; and December 15, 2016, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. 1290 lunar years ago, on this day in 148 AH, the scholar Sulaiman Ibn Mehran Kufi al-A’mash Award at DIFF passed away in Kufa. He had a sharp memory and had memorized a great number of hadith. A follower of the Infallible Imams of the Household of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), he was TEHRAN (MNA) – Esmail Monsef’s short movie ‘Ardak’ won Spe- greatly respected by all other Muslims. He was said to be from Damavand, northeast of Tehran. cial Jury Award at the 14th Dhaka International Film Festival held in Two days before his death he was visited by several scholars including Ibn Abu Layla and Abu Bangladesh. Hanifa – the founder of the Hanafi School of jurisprudence. The discussion turned to hadith, and the famous statement of Imam Ali (AS): “I am the distributor of heaven and hell”. A’mash A product of Iranian Young Cinema Society (IYCS), Ardak nar- enlightened the assembly saying that Abu Mutawakkil Naji had told him on the authority of Abu rates the story of a man waiting for his son who left the country a Sa’eed Khudri, who heard the Prophet saying: “On the Day of Judgement, God will make me and Ali sit on the Sirat with instructions to allow few years ago. into heaven whoever acknowledged my mission and the friendship of Ali, and to cast into hell Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) is a biennial film festival whoever denied my mission and was hostile to Ali.” The Prophet then added: “None have true held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. faith in God except those who acknowledge my mission, and none have really acknowledged my mission except the one who sincerely believed in Ali.” DIFF is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh, It is worth noting that this particular hadith has been narrated through various other sources as dedicated to introduce the mainstream global cinema to the local well. 1264 lunar years ago, on this day in 174 AH, Abdullah bin Lahiyya, the chief judge of Egypt filmmakers as well as to promote healthy cine culture within Ban- passed away. He was considered a reliable narrator of hadith by most of the Sunni scholars, gladesh. and among his narrations are many which expose Mu’awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan as a criminal It was held on December 3-10 in Dhaka, the capital and largest city and murderer of Muslims, including the companions of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) such as Hujr Ibn Adi, who was martyred near Damascus for being a staunch follower of Imam Ali (AS). of Bangladesh. Recently Hujr’s tomb was desecrated by Takfiri terrorists, who stole the body that had remained fresh despite passing a millennium and three centuries. 1115 lunar years ago, on this day in 323 AH, Obaidullah Mahdi died. He claimed to be a W. European, Indo-European Relieving Vaccination descendant of Ismail, the son of Imam Ja’far as-Sadeq (AS), the 6th Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). He rejected the Abbasids and all preceding caliphs as usurpers of the political rights of the Prophet’s divinely-appointed successor, Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (AS). He Carpet Exhibition to Be Held Pain in Infants declared himself caliph in the Maghreb or North Africa, in what is now Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, and founded the Fatemid Dynasty, which later shifted its capital to Egypt, ruling for a TEHRAN (IRNA) - The Research In- time and with cultural exchanges, the total of 274 years. stitute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism art and knowledge of carpet weaving 991 solar years ago, on this day in 1025 AD, the Byzantine Emperor, Basil II, died at the age of 67 (RICHT) will organize the first exhibition transferred from Iran to the neighboring after a reign of almost 50 years, during which he somewhat extended the shrinking borders of the of West European and Indo-European countries, adding that Persian carpets Eastern Roman Empire by crushing the Bulgars, taking control of southern Italy and regaining from carpets in Iran simultaneous with the Re- during the Achaemenid, the Sassanid, the Abbasid caliphate some of the territories lost in Anatolia and northern Syria. He, however, came search Week. and the Safavid eras were introduced into conflict with the Fatemid Ismaili Shi’ite Dynasty of Egypt-North Africa-Hijaz-Syria, resulting Shokoufeh Mesbahi, the scientific and through the ancient Greek historians, in inconclusive wars in Syria that led to a 7-year truce, followed by a ten-year truce. The terms of executive secretary of the exhibition said the Eastern geographers, tourists and the truce were exchange of prisoners, the recognition of the Byzantine emperor as protector of the Christians in lands under Fatemid rule, and the recognition of the Fatemid Caliph as protector of the the aim of the exhibition, with the focus envoys of the European courts as a gift Muslims living in lands under Byzantine control, as well as the replacement of the Abbasid Caliph’s on Savonnerie carpets of France, is to in- of the kings of Iran to the European name by that of the Fatemid Caliph in the Friday prayer in the mosque of Constantinople. It is not troduce European carpets and provide an kings and other countries. known whether the Azaan or call to the daily ritual prayer at the mosque of Constantinople replaced opportunity for the recognition of carpet She said the interest of the European the Baghdad version with the version of Cairo, where the Fatemids had restored the phrase of the weaving in other countries. kings in the oriental carpets, especially Prophet’s days “hayya ala khayr-il-amal” (that is, hasten to the best of deeds), in addition to bearing She further said that the collection on the fluffy carpets, led to the support and testimony to the God-given wilyah or authority of Imam Ali (AS), after testifying the monotheism display in the exhibition includes seven production of carpets in Europe and as of the One and Only God and the mission of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). French, three Indo-European and one a result royal workshops were set up in 944 solar years ago, on this day in 1072 AD, Alp Arslan, the third Sultan of the Iran-based Turkic British carpet. different European countries in order to Seljuq dynasty, died at the age of 43. His realm extended all over Iraq, Afghanistan, parts of Mesbahi noted that in the course of produce carpets for covering the floor TORONTO(Dispatches) - For babies physician practices, who received Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Syria. His name in Turkish means Brave Lion. The most decisive battle he fought was Manzikert in what is now Turkey, where the Byzantine Army was of their palaces in accordance with their under age one year, lidocaine cream, scheduled vaccinations in their first completely defeated and Emperor Romanov IV taken prisoner and later released. needs and tastes. combined with a small amount of sugar year of life. Iran Library According to Mesbahi, the raw mate- 855 solar years ago, on this day in 1161 AD, during the Jin–Song wars in China, military officers given by mouth and infant soothing, can “We found that, when used con- conspired against Emperor Hailing of the Jin dynasty after a defeat at the Battle of Caishi, and rials, the method of weaving and other assassinated him at his camp. to Be features of design are directly or indi- help relieve pain from routine vaccina- sistently during vaccine injections 760 solar years ago, on this day in 1256 AD, Hulagu Khan captured and destroyed the rectly indebted to Iran but carpets wo- tions, according to a study. in the first year of life, only lipo- Hashshashin stronghold of the Ismaili Nizari sect at Alamut, some 200 km west of Tehran. The ven in Europe are different from the ori- “Vaccinations cause acute distress somal lidocaine combined with pa- almost impregnable fortress surrendered without a fight, by accepting a deal that spared the lives of Established ental products in their design, coloring for both infants and their parents, rental video instruction and orally the people. Among those freed was the prominent Iranian theologian and scientist, Khwaja Naseer and weaving density. od-Din Tousi, who was held against his will at the court of the Ismail ruler, Da’i an-Nasser, and contributing to vaccination avoid- administered sucrose showed a in Ukraine She said that at the time when India for whom he had to dedicate the famous book “Akhlaq-e Nasseri” on ethics and scientific issues. ance,” states Dr. Anna Taddio, a benefit on acute pain when com- was a British colony, carpet-weav- 500 solar years ago, on this day in 1516 AD, the Spanish invaders seized the coastal areas TEHRAN (IBNA) – Following pharmacist and senior associate pared with placebo, video alone, of Argentina in South America. Spain’s colonial rule over Argentina ended in the year 1916. bilateral talks between Iran and ing workshops became operational in Argentina is currently a republic, and covers an area of 2780000 sq km. It lies on the coastlines of prisons in order to weave carpets for scientist at The Hospital for Sick and video and sucrose together,” Ukraine, the agreement of estab- Atlantic Ocean and shares borders with Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. the British palaces. Those carpets are Children (SickKids) and professor, wrote the authors. lishment of Iran library in Ver- 334 solar years ago, on this day in 1672 AD, Ali Adel Shah II of the Bijapur kingdom of Iranian known as the Indo-European and their Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, “The effects of consistent pain origin of the Deccan (or southern India), was struck with paralysis and a died a few days later nadsky Library was signed between designs are mainly similar to that of University of Toronto, Toronto, management on the development of after a reign of 16 years. The regent Khawas Khan, in violation of the deceased king’s will, the two parties. oriental carpets, in particular Persian placed on the throne the 4-year-old Sikandar, who fourteen years later was defeated and captured Ontario. preprocedural anxiety (fear), hyper- According to IBNA correspon- carpets. by Aurangzeb the Mughal Emperor. The curtain thus came down on 190 years of the rule of the dent, quoting from the public rela- The carpet exhibition will be open to The researchers conducted a ran- sensitivity to pain and compliance dynasty founded by the Iranian adventurer, Yusuf Adel Khan of Saveh. The reign of Ali II is tions office of Iran’s National Li- marked by developments in Persian and Deccani literature and fine arts, and some good works of the public for a period of 20 days from domized controlled trial including with future vaccination warrant history were also produced under his patronage. brary and Archives Organization, December 18 up to January 6 at the up- 352 healthy infants from 3 pediat- future investigation,” they recom- 184 solar years ago, on this day in 1832 AD, French engineer, Gustave Eiffel, who specialized in Iran’s Ambassador to Ukraine per hall of Iran Carpet Museum. ric outpatient clinics, including 7 mend. metal structures, known especially for the Eiffel Tower in Paris, was born. He built his first of his Mohammad Beheshti Monfared iron bridges at Bordeaux (in 1858) and was among the first engineers to build bridge foundations met with Director General of Ver- using compressed-air caissons. nadsky National Library Vladimir 164 solar years ago, on this day in 1852 AD, French physicist and discoverer, Henri Becquerel, Popik, and the two sides reviewed was born in Paris. Following the discovery of X-ray by German Physicist, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, he tried to discover objects that emit X-rays. In 1896, he succeeded in determining the issues of bilateral cooperation elements which are radioactive and produce X-rays. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in research activities and starting in 1902 and died in 1908. relations between the national li- 157 solar years ago, on this day in 1859 AD, the Polish physician, and linguist, Dr. Ludwig braries of the two countries. Lazarus Zamenhof, was born. He thought of finding a common international language in order An agreement for the establish- to bridge the gaps amongst world nations. The result was Esperanto, which means Hope, and ment of Iran Library within Ver- in which words and sentences are written as pronounced by different speakers, without any nadsky Library was also signed grammatical rules or concern for spelling. It fell far short of the ambitions of Dr. Zamenhof, who died in 1917. between the Embassy of the Is- 126 solar years ago, on this day in 1890 AD, US forces, cold-bloodedly killed Amerindian leader lamic Republic of Iran and the of Hunkpapa Lakota tribe, Sitting Bull, on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the National Library of Ukraine. The Wounded Knee Massacre, during which over 250 Amerindian men, women, and children were library is to be equipped with the massacred. collaboration of the Embassy of 50 solar years ago, on this day in 1966 AD, the famous American showman, animator and Iran in Ukraine. producer of children’s cinema and cartoons, Walt Disney, died at the age of 65. He was of Irish origin, and held a PhD in Arts from Harvard University. Vernadsky library, with over 41 solar years ago, on this day in 1975 AD, the Spanish occupiers left Western Sahara which three thousand volumes of books they had seized in 1884. and journals in various fields of 8 solar years ago, on this day in 2008 AD, thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to demand the Persian education, history, litera- release of the journalist Muntazar Zaidi, who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush ture, geography, architecture, art at a news conference in Baghdad the previous day, and was arrested. People across the Muslim and Children’s Books, can fulfill World hailed Zaidi as a hero and praised his action as a proper send-off to the unpopular and bloodthirsty US president. a part of research requirements of 5 solar years ago, on this day in 2011 AD, security forces of Bahrain’s repressive Aal-e Khalifa Ukrainian and Iranian professors minority regime, used tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse thousands of peaceful protesters and scholars and serve as a useful marching along a highway leading to Manama, the capital. The regime arrested prominent human source to introduce the history, rights blogger Zainab al-Khwaja, who was later released. As the daughter of noted Bahraini culture, literature, art and achieve- human rights activist, Abdullah al-Khwaja, who is languishing in prison, she has intermittent ments of Iran. bouts of imprisonment, and is currently serving a long term prison sentence for refusing to yield to the regime’s tyranny. Her sister Maryam is also a prominent human rights activist. It is also interesting to note that 3 solar years ago, on this day in 2013 AD, prominent Pakistani Shi’a Muslim preacher, Allamah Vernadsky Library boasts over 15 The St. Stepanos Church, 17 km northwest of Jolfa city, East Azerbaijan Province, northwest of Iran, is an Nasser Abbas, was shot dead in Lahore by Taliban terrorists. The 42-yeard old martyr was the million volumes of books and four Armenian church, situated in a deep canyon along the Aras River on the Iranian side of the border between leader of Tehreek Nifaz Fiqh-e Jafaria, or movement for implementation of the Ja’fari school of thousand members, and about 350 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Iran. It was built in the 9th century and rebuilt in the Safavid. jurisprudence. people attend this library on a dai- Numerous earthquakes had severely damaged the building. (Courtesy: IRIB English Radio – http://parstoday.com/en) ly basis. Credit: IRNA