Art & Culture April 29, 2021 3 This Day in History Iran Presents Heritage Files (April 29) Today is Thursday; 9th of the Iranian month of Ordibehesht 1400 solar hijri; corresponding to 16th of the Islamic month of Ramadhan 1442 lunar hijri; and to UNESCO For Registration April 29, 2021, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. 1310 solar years ago, on this day in 711 AD, the Muslim conquest of Spain and playing the oud musical in- formally started with the landing of a well-organized Berber-Arab army under command of Tareq ibn Ziyad on the rocky island known till this day as Gibraltar strument, Yalda night celebration, – a corruption of the Arabic “Jabal at-Tareq”. Since the 680s Muslims from Iranian caravanserai, accession of North Africa had been raiding coastal towns of the Iberian Peninsula across Dizmar natural heritage to Hyrca- the Mediterranean but this was the first full-fledged expedition that led to the conquest of what are now Spain and Portugal, and which became the Province nian forests, accession of Naqsh-e of al-Andalus. Tareq was governor of Tangiers in what is now Morocco under Rajab and Naqsh-e-Rostam rock Musa ibn Nusayr, the conqueror and overall governor of the Province of Ifriqiya (made up of present day western Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco). Tareq inscriptions to Persepolis, and ac- was made governor of Spain but was eventually called back to Damascus by cession of Vank church to the set of the jealous Omayyad caliph, Walid I, who also relieved Musa ibn Nusayr of Iranian churches. the overall charge of northwest Africa, Spain and the islands off the coast of France. There are three different accounts of the origins of Tareq given by Arab The ceremony of unveiling Irani- historians – he was a Persian from Hamedan; he was an Arab of the Sadf tribe; an files for registration in UNESCO he was a Berber from North Africa. Musa is also said to be the son of an Iranian was held in Tehran on Monday. Christian, according to the historian Tabari; while others say he was from the Lakhmid Arab clan who were clients of the Sassanid Dynasty. During the ceremony, Deputy Min- 979 lunar years ago, on this day in 463 AH, eminent theologian and ister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism jurisprudent, Mohammad Ibn Hassan Ibn Hamza Abu Ya’la al-Ja`fari, passed and Handicrafts Mohammad Has- away in Baghdad. He was a student and later son-in-law of the celebrated scholar, Shaikh Mufid, and traced his lineage to Ja’far at-Tayyar Ibn Abi Taleb, san Talebian said Iran ranks ninth the elder brother of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali (AS). He later and seventh in the global tangible became head of the followers of the School of the Prophet’s Ahl al-Bayt, and intangible heritage respectively. groomed many scholars and wrote several books. He is not to be confused with his contemporary, the Iranian scholar Abu Ya’la Hamza Ibn Abdullah Sallar Talebian said that Iran has co- Ibn Abdul-Aziz Daylami, who also studied under Shaikh Mufid in Baghdad operated with Tajikistan, Turkey, and passed away ten days earlier on Ramadhan 6 in the same year. It is worth noting that Abu Ya’la is a common “kunya” (agnomen) in Arabic of persons Afghanistan, Azerbaijan Republic, named Hamza. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to 930 solar years ago, on this day in 1091 AD, at the Battle of Levounion in submit different heritage files to the Balkans, the Pechenegs Turks, while invading the Byzantine Empire from Naqsh-e-Rostam rock inscriptions. their homeland north of the Black Sea, were decisively defeated by Emperor UNESCO. Alexius I, who was afraid that a possible alliance between these non-Muslim TEHRAN (FNA) - Iran’s Minister gible heritage for registration at the Mounesan unveiled files for reg- In a relevant event in July 2019, Turks and the Muslim Turks of the Iran-based Seljuq Empire could spell the of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and United Nations Educational, Scientif- UNESCO, inscribed Iran’s Hyrca- end of the Eastern Roman Empire. istration in UNESCO list, including 732 solar years ago, on this day in 1289 AD, the principality of Tripoli, Handicrafts Ali Asghar Mounesan ic and Cultural Organization (UNE- silkworm breeding and silk spin- nian forests in its World Heritage in what is now Lebanon, was freed from 180 years of European Christian unveiled files of intangible and tan- SCO). ning, Turkmen embroidery, making List. occupation by Sultan Qalawun of Egypt, heralding the end of the last few remaining “pocket-states” of the Crusaders in Syria. The liberation of Tripoli was preceded by that of Margat (in 1285) and Lattakhiya (in 1287), and was followed by the liberation of Acre (in 1291). 622 solar years ago, on this day in 1399 AD, Malik Ahmad Raja Faruqi, the Amazon Releases Best Editing Award Goes to Iran at U.S. founder of the Khandesh Sultanate in Central India – that lasted from 1382-to- 1601 – died after a reign of 17 years as independent ruler, and was succeeded Iranian Story, by his son, Nasser Khan. The Sultanate was a Persianate society, with its rich Ciné Student Festival contribution to Persian literature, art and architecture. Islam was also promoted TEHRAN (IFILM) -- Ira- through peaceful means, as is evident today by the large number of Tadvi Bhils, ‘8 O’clock, nian short film ‘Lenz’ has and Raj Gonds, who are Muslims. grabbed an award at the 2021 597 lunar years ago, on this day in 845 AH, renowned Egyptian Shafe’i Argentina Square’ scholar and historian, Taqi od-Din Ahmad ibn Ali al-Maqrizi, passed away. edition of CinéStudent Film Among his works is a book on Egyptian history titled: “as-Solouk le-Ma’refat Festival in the U.S. ad-Dowal wa’l-Molouk” and “Itte’aaz al-Hunafa be Akhbaar al-A’emmat- al-Fatemiyyeen al-Khulafa” (on the history of the Fatemid state). ‘Lenz’ received the Best 175 lunar years ago, on this day in 1277 AH, the scholar Ayatollah Shaikh Editing award at the 7th Abdur-Rahim Borujerdi, passed away in Mashhad at the age of 85 and was laid CinéStudent Film Festival, to rest in the courtyard of the mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). He authored several books including the Iranian Youth Cinema “Jawame’ al-Kalaam fi Sharh Qawa’ed al-Ahkaam”, and “Hadiyat ar- Society reported Tuesday. Razawiyya” on the norms, merits and virtues of pilgrimage to the 8th Imam’s The film’s editor is Shervin shrine. 167 solar years ago, on this day in 1854 AD, French mathematician and Sagharchiyan. biologist, Henri Poincare, was born. He wrote books in different scientific Written and directed by fields and died in 1912. Amir Hossein Tabbat, the ing the creativity of student duction, including narrative 105 solar years ago, on this day in 1916 AD, during World War I: The British filmmakers in digital media films, documentaries, and Indian Army – 6th Poona Division numbering 13,000 – under Maj-Gen Charles film is about a man who in- Townshend surrendered to Ottoman Forces at the end of the 147-day Siege of tends to commit suicide, but and providing them with animations. Kut in southern Iraq, during which attempts by other British battalions to break a video camera and photog- the means and substance to The 7th edition of Ciné- the siege ended in losses in the Battles of Shaikh Sa’d, Wadi and Hanna. It was pursue a career in film”, the Student Film Festival took one of the largest surrenders of British forces. The survivors of the siege were raphy change his fate. marched to imprisonment at Aleppo in Syria. The CinéStudent Film event’s website reads. place on April 23 and the 93 solar years ago, on this day in 1928 AD, at the behest of West European Festival is an annual film It features submissions in winners were announced on powers, Turkey’s dictator, Mustafa Kamal, forced the Turkish Muslim people festival dedicated to “honor- any category of video pro- April 24. to change their centuries-old writing of the Turkish language from the Arabic- TEHRAN (IBNA) -- English Persian alphabet to the Latin script. The goal was to deprive Turkey and the Turks of their Islamic identity and make them culturally subordinate to Europe. translation of the Iranian short 76 solar years ago, on this day in 1945 AD, following a string of defeats, stories collection, ‘8 O’Clock, the almost million strong Nazi German army in Italy, surrendered to the Argentina Square’ by Moham- Allied forces. This setback, along with the Soviet forces’ pounding of Berlin, completely unnerved Adolf Hitler. mad Keshavarz has been re- 59 lunar years ago, on this day in 1383 AH, Shaikh Mohammad Reza al- leased by Amazon as a Kindle Muzaffar passed away at the age of 61 in his hometown holy Najaf, Iraq. A prolific writer who presented many complicated jurisprudential issues (eBooks Edition). in simplified form to the readers, he authored several books on various Translated into English by subjects, such as “Principles of Jurisprudence”, “The Imamiyyah Creed”, Zahra Rezazadeh, the collec- “Philosophy of Imam Ali (AS)”, “History of Islam”, “Biography of Mullah Sadra Shirazi”, and “al-Mantaq” or Logics, which is still taught at seminaries tion which features 9 short in Iran, Iraq and other places. Shaikh Muzaffar founded several scholarly stories has been edited by and cultural institutes, and took important measures for promoting proximity between Shi’a and Sunni Muslims. Lisa Norris and Sajedeh As- 30 solar years ago, on this day in 1991 AD, a deadly cyclone struck the na-Ashari.