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Abstract

Ziaoddin - e - Nakhshabil (d. 751/ 1350) IS one of the authors. poets. translators and mystics in subcontinent Besides the "Chehel Namoos" (Juziyyat and Kolliyat) he had written several books in Persian eg: Tooty name. Selkossolook. Golrees. [)uaaye Suryani, Ashareh - e - Mobashsharah
and etc. Chehel Namoos IS one of the unique Works In this type Persian literature. it contains fourty parts (Namoos =principle=law)which 40 members of human body have been discribed in It, such as hair, head, front, neck and etc. Nakshabi explains the members of body as a "Namoos = Principle" with a fine Persian prose - a unique type of rhymed prose. Also each part contains various aspects of those member: aesthetic. Mystical . medical and etc. The writer also
shows the power of God in creating human as a highest symbol in Universe . At last Nakhshabi ends his speech in each part with a ghazal by a ردیف Rhyming word of poem) with same Namoos. Therefore this book contains 40 ghazals with 40 rhyme of human body members.

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