Iran Commemorates Day of Omar Khayyam; Persian Poet, Polymath

Art & Culture May 18, 2020 3 This Day in History (May 18) Iran Commemorates Day of Omar Khayyam; Today is Monday; 29th of the Iranian month of Ordibehesht 1399 solar hijri; corresponding to 24th of the Islamic month of Ramadhan 1441 lunar hijri; and May 18, 2020, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. 1439 lunar years ago, on this day in 2 AH, the avowed enemy of Islam, Abu Lahab, Persian Poet, Polymath died after a blow to his head as a result of rage and anger on learning of the victory of Muslims over the pagan Arabs of Mecca at Badr – the first-ever armed encounter the polytheists imposed on Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). He was suffering from “adasa” TEHRAN (MNA) – Ordibehesht 28 most of Iran. The Seljuq occupied – a malignant ulcer. For fear of the transmission of his disease to others, his fellow in the Persian calendar corresponding the grazing grounds of Khorasan infidels left his corpse on the ground for a few days until it stank. It was then cast with May 17 or 18 is considered and then, between 1038 and 1040, outside Mecca and was covered by stones thrown from a distance.Notorious for his a significant cultural event for they conquered all of north-eastern rough manners, Abu Lahab was a step uncle of the Prophet and was married to the Iranians to commemorate the great Iran. The Seljuq ruler Toghrïl equally treacherous Arwa Omm Jameel, the sister of Abu Sufyan, the other archenemy Persian poet, astronomer, writer, and Beg proclaimed himself sultan of Islam. On the Prophet’s public proclamation of the message of Islam, he became a mathematician Omar Khayyam. sworn enemy of his nephew, and along with his wife, left no stone unturned to harm at Nishapur in 1038 and entered him. He joined the other infidel Arabs in imposing the 3-year social-economic boycott Omar Khayyam was born on Baghdad in 1055. It was in this of the neo Muslim community, and was part of the conspirators, who plotted to murder 18 May 1048 in Nishapur, in difficult unstable military empire, the Prophet on the Night of Hijrah (migration). Abu Lahab used to raise his hands northeastern Iran, and spent most which also had religious problems as to curse the Prophet while his wife who took great pride in wearing an ostentatious of his life near the court of the it attempted to establish an orthodox necklace, would at night strew thorns and prickly plants in the Prophet’s path to injure Karakhanid and Seljuq rulers in the Muslim state that Khayyam grew up. his feet. God Almighty revealed Surah al-Masad meaning Palm Fibre in condemnation period which witnessed the First Khayyam studied science, philosophy, of the wicked husband-and-wife pair. It reads: “Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he! Neither his wealth availed him, nor what he had earned. Soon he will enter Crusade. mathematics, and astronomy at the blazing fire; And his wife [too], the firewood carrier (the informer); With a rope A literal translation of the name Nishapur, and about the year 1068, he of palm fibre around her neck.” Khayyam means ‘tent maker’ and traveled to Bukhara, where he frequented 1087 lunar years ago, on this day in 354 AH, the famous Arabic poet, Ahmad bin this may have been the trade of the renowned library of the Ark. Hassan Kufi, known by his penname“Mutanabbi”, was killed near Baghdad during an Ibrahim his father. However Khayyam was an outstanding best known as a result of Edward architecture. This monument was encounter with highway brigands at the age of 51. The political events of the 11th mathematician and astronomer and Fitzgerald’s popular translation in registered in the list of National 972 solar years ago, on this day in 1048 AD, the Iranian Muslim mathematician, astronomer, and poet, Omar Khayyam, was born in Naishabur, Khorasan in northeastern Century played a major role in the he did write several works including 1859 of nearly 600 short four-line Heritage in 1963. Iran. Around 1074 AD, he set up an observatory and led work on compiling astronomical course of Khayyam’s life. The Seljuq Problems of Arithmetic, a book on poems the Rubaiyat. A ceremony is traditionally held tables. To him goes the credit of reforming the Iranian solar hijri calendar on the basis Turks invaded southwestern Asia in music and one on algebra before he was The Mausoleum of Khayyam on this day in his mausoleum in of the Spring Equinox, which is still in use in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and parts of the 11th Century and eventually 25 years old. is one of the most important Nishapur, as well as in many other Central Asia, the Caucasus, Iraq, Anatolia, and the Subcontinent. This calendar is more founded an empire that included Outside the world of mathematics buildings of that period in terms locations across the country and perfect than the Gregorian Christian calendar that was imposed on Muslim countries Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, and and astronomy, Khayyam is also of creativity, construction, and worldwide. by the colonialists after World War 1. Among Khayyam’s works, his book on algebra was until the last century taught as textbook in Iran. In geometry, he reformed the generalities of Euclid and contributed to the theory of parallel lines. His contributions to other fields of science included developing methods for the accurate determination of specific gravity. He is known to English-speaking readers for his “Rubaiyyaat” (quatrains), published in 1859 by Edward Fitzgerald, although in the Islamic world ‘The Truth of My Life’ Sweeps Awards in Italy he remains the astronomer and mathematician that he was, rather than a poet, since whatever he composed of poetry were casual expressions during his rare leisure hours TEHRAN (IFILM) -- Iranian their feelings under the mask of after strenuous scientific studies and experiments. He died in 1131 AD at the age of 83 short film ‘The Truth of My Life’ severity. and was buried in his native Naishabur in the courtyard of the shrine of Imamzadah has won big at the Corti a Ponte ‘The Truth of My Life’ has so Mahruq, a descendant of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). A lunar crater “Omar Khayyam” Short Film Festival in Italy. far attended a number of film was named after him in 1970. In 1980, a minor planet discovered by Soviet astronomer The 13th edition of the Italian events, including the Meet Film Lyudmila Zhuravlyova, was named: “3095 Omarkhayyam”. event has awarded Bardia Festival in Italy. 924 solar years ago, on this day in 1096 AD, during the First Crusade launched by the Christians of Europe against Muslims in West Asia, around 800 Jews were massacred Hashemi’s 4-minute flick with The Corti a Ponte Short Film in Worms, Germany by the European hordes on their way to Syria. Count Emich a Special Mention of the Senior Festival is an international film von Leiningen and his army swept through their own German homeland, murdering Jury 11-13 Years and a Special event with an approach to film thousands of Jews, whom they had declared “Murderers of Jesus”. When Emich arrived Mention of the Junior Jury 11-13 education for all ages and social in the town of Worms in May, he slaughtered some 500 people who had taken shelter in Years. groups. a palace, and killed another 300 Jews. The flick tries to show the This year’s edition of the event, 752 solar years ago, on this day in 1268 AD, the Crusader state of Antioch in Syria, fell to the Egyptian Mamluk Sultan, Zahir od-Din Baibars, after he had taken Caesarea, living conditions of the labor which took place on May 4-11, Haifa, Arsuf and Galilee. By the time of his death in 1277 AD, he had confined the children. recently announced its winners Crusaders to a few castles along the coast of Palestine. Three decades later, the Muslims It also sheds light over the online over the COVID-19 succeeded in completely driving out these European invaders from Islamic lands. prejudices of adults who hide pandemic. 730 lunar years ago, on this day in 710 AH, prominent Iranian physician, astronomer, poet and philosopher, Qotb od-Din Mahmoud Ibn Zia od-Din Masoud Kazerouni, known as Mullah Qotb Shirazi, was born in the southern city of Kazeroun. He wrote in both Arabic and Persian on a wide variety of topics including medicine, astronomy, Numerous Inventions geography, mathematics, philosophy and religion. Among his works is “Nihayat al- Idraak fi Dirayaat al-Aflaak”on the movement of planets, and he identified observations Obtain International Patents by Ibn Sina on the transits of Venus and Mercury, centuries before European scientists. 729 solar years ago, on this day in 1291 AD, with the liberation of Acre by Muslim TEHRAN (IFP) -- The Centre says it has broadened armies of the Mamluk Dynasty of Egypt, the illegal presence of European Crusaders Iranian government says the patent registration market ended in Palestine. The Mamluks were led by Sultan Ashraf Khalil, son of Sultan it is helping local inventors in order to expedite the Qalawun, who had begun preparations for the siege but died in November 1290. to apply for and obtain process of fulfillment of goals 522 solar years ago, on this day in 1498 AD, the Portuguese navigator, Vasco da Gama, international patents and has of the Iranian businesses, with the help of Arab navigators managed to discover the sea route around Africa, and so far supported 96 domestic and is offering services for reached the port of Calicut, India.

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