كليدواژه :
ايرانيان و اعراب , زمزم , ساسان , كعبه , مسعودي
چكيده لاتين :
A Critique on Mas‘?d?’s account about the Iranians Regard to
K‘abah in pre-Islamic Period
S. H. Mahdikhani Sarvijahani1
Ph.D student, Department of History & Civilization of Islamic
Nations, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,
Tehran, Iran
Abu’al-Hasan ‘Al? ibn Husayn Mas‘?d? (d. 345 AH), provided a report
in his two well-known works (Mur?j al-dhahab and al-tanb?hwa’lishr?f),
indicates that the ancient Iranians, including S?s?n ibn B?bak,
went to Ka‘bah to make a pilgrimage and carried gifts. According to
this story, name of Zamzam well is derived from the Persian wordzamzam-
means whisper. The present study examines significant
points of Masudi’s narrative and compares it with those from other
sources on history of Iran and Mecca in pre- Islamic period. It is
concluded that the report about the Iranians regard to K‘abah in pre-
Islamic period had not been mentioned in the works from other
historians before Mas‘?d? and also those who wrote about history
from a critical point of view after him. Therefore, the aforementioned
narrative is not common and valid and probably emanated from
Sho‘?b?s inIslamic era.
Keywords: Mas‘?d?, Iranians and Arabs, S?s?n, K‘abah and Zamzam.
1. Email: s.h.mahdikhani@gmail.com
