Iran (IMNA) - Raeisi made the statements in a greeting on the anniversary of the great Iranian poet and the preservation of the Persian language on Monday.
"There is no doubt that honoring this distinguished poet and introducing his priceless personality and works to the society, especially the young generation, will greatly contribute to the promotion of the Iranian and Islamic identity and self-confidence, the development and deepening of a common language, national empathy, and regional solidarity," he said.
He added that the greatness of Ferdowsi is in his heroic perseverance in creating the national epic of the Islamic Iran.
Iran, according to the president, is a "cultural and spiritual truth in the heart of the old continent of Asia" that unites the East with the West.
He stated that the government encourages academics and teachers in their efforts to institutionalize the ideas of renowned figures such as Hakim Ferdowsi in order to foster the rich Iranian culture.
In 940 CE, Ferdowsi was born in a tiny town near Tous in Iran's eastern Khorasan Razavi Province.
His major effort, Shahnameh (Book of Kings), is a masterpiece in epic Persian poetry that narrates Iran's mythological and historical history.
The book, which had a significant impact on the country's cultural legacy, narrates the fabled history of Iran's pre-Islamic monarchs from Keyumars through Yazdegerd III.
Ferdowsi devoted over three decades composing the book in Persian during a period when Arabic was Iran's primary scientific and literary language. Shahnameh is a 55,000-couplet poem that has been translated into numerous languages.
Every year on May 15, Iran honors its renowned poet with National Ferdowsi Day. According to Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan affairs, government agencies are striving to protect the country's water rights from Afghanistan's Helmand River (also known as Hirmand), with the expectation that the long-running issue between the two countries would be resolved this year.
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