Usage in The Medieval Islamic Period
The name "Aria"(etymologically equivalent to Iran) is also attest in this period. Hamza Isfahani (894-970) in his book "history of the Prophets and Saints" mentions:Arian which is the same as Persia is situation in the middle of these six countries and these six countries form its borders. Its SE is China, its North is bordered by the lands of Turk, Its Southern Middle borders India, Its Northern Middle borders Byzantium, its SW borders Africa and its NW is in the hand of Berbers.
Hakim Meysari (born 935 A.D.) has written an important Persian treaty on medicine in verse. In the beginning of the book he writes:
جو بر پیوستنش بر دل نهادم
فراوان رایها بر دل گشادم
که چون گویمش من تا دیر نماند
وُ هرکس دانش او بداند
بگویم تازی ار نه پارسی نغز
ز هر در بگویم من مایه و مغز
وُ پس گفتم زمین ماست ایران
که بیش از مردمانش پارسیدان
وُگر تازی کنم نیکو نباشد
که هر کس را از او نیرو نباشد
دری گویمش تا هرکس بداند
وُ هرکس برزبانش بر براند
Translation: When I decided to compose works, many thoughts ran through my mind. I wanted everyone to understand the knowledge I am writing. I was undecided to write in Persian or Arabic Then I told myself that our country is Iran, and the majority of its people speak Persian, thus if I write in Arabic it is not right, because not every may benefit from that language, Thus I will compose it in Dari (Persian) So that people can understand it and recite it
The name was also used for inhabitants. For example Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, a famous Iranian musician is referred to by Qutb al-Din Shirazi ((1236–1311)) as the wise sage of Iran. According to the Encyclopedia of Islam on Safi al-Din al-Urmawi:
| “ | The sources are silent about the ethnic origin of his family. He may have been of Persian People descent (Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi calls him afdal-i Īrān (A sage of Iran)) | ” |
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