Khāṭirātī az Ustād Siyyid 'Abd'Allāh Anvār: Persiska (Farsi) 1403

"Interviewing someone who is 'in search of anonymity' has many difficulties and limitations, especially if he realizes that the interview is to write his memoirs and biography. But it was a pity that the memoirs of Professor Seyyed Abdullah Anwar, a prominent contemporary cultural scholar, were not recorded. For our generation, who have not seen a proper university, truly, meeting Professor Anwar was a fruitful and fruitful gathering. Therefore, Anwar's house became my university, and whenever he asked me where did you studied? I jokingly said that my university is on Ajodaniyeh Street, opposite Chess Park, the house of Seyyed Abdullah Anwar." The following book is the result of conversations with Professor Abdullah Anwar. This book is dedicated to the political and scientific life of Seyyed Abdullah Anwar until the beginning of the Islamic Revolution; he retired after the revolution, and until the end of his life, he was busy writing, translating, and educating students at home. Some of these conversations are the result of Bojnourdi's visits to the professor's house due to his knowledge of Tehran and the conversations that took place between them, and, naturally, a large part of the material resulting from these visits is dedicated to the history of Tehran. Some interviews were conducted to connect previous scattered conversations, and other thematic interviews are also included in the book. At the beginning of the book, a relatively detailed research by Majid Bojnourdi on Seyyed Yaqoub Anvar Shirazi, the father of Abdullah Anvar, who was one of the prominent figures in contemporary Iranian history, is included, which will help both to understand the Anvar family and, since the name Yaqoub Anvar is mentioned in various places in the book, it is useful for understanding him. The end of the book also includes a conversation with Dr. Mehdi Mohaqiq about Abdullah Anvar, who was one of the professor's ten-year friends. Abdullah Anvar was born into a religious and political family. He was a cultural scholar, bibliographer, copyist, and cataloger of our country, who was considered a treasure trove for Iranian culture and literature, and the history of Tehran.