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B.A. Persian Syllabus

Syllabus of Persian as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Year I (Optional Persian)
Sr. No.	Subjects of Study
Text	Farsi Brai Ghair Farsi Zabanan by Samina Baghchaban.Delhi Persian Language teaching Book Afza by Yadollah Samareh Ph.D.
Unit I, II, III, IV	In these 4 units matter is written in Urdu language. To see them link is here: http://www.msubaroda.ac.in
Unit V	Firdausi-Life and Works Objective Questions on Persian Language and Literature Kind of Poetry- Ghazal, Qasida, Rubai & Masnavi
Year II (Minor) Persian
Paper I	Poetry
Text	Sukhan-i Nau Part I Educational Book House – Aligarh Manzoomat-i Akhlaqi
Unit I	Dawat-i-Taleeme-Niswan-wa-Islah-i-Hal-i-Shan
Unit II	Tausih Be Nojawanan-i-Millat be Iktesab-i Sanat-o Hirfat
Unit III	Ilm. Discussion on Persian Poetry
Unit IV	Naghma-i Sarban-i Hijaz
Unit V	Kudak-i Arzoomand – Notes on Persian poets
Year II (Minor) Persian
Paper II	Prose
Text	Sukhan-i Nau Part II Educational Book House – Aligarh
Unit I	Khwab-i Yousuf Amu (1st Half)
Unit II	Khwab-i Yousuf Amu (2nd Half)
Unit III	Auza-i Na Matbo-i Iran (1st Half)
Unit IV	Auza-i Na Matbo-i Iran (2nd Half)
Unit V	Development of Persian Prose- Books Recommended: 1. Modern Persian prose by Kamshad 2. A Literary History of Persia by E.G. Browne (Cambridge) 3. Tarikh-i-Adabiyyat-i Iran by Zabihullah Safa
Year II (Major) Persian
Paper I	Modern Poetry
Text	(a) Nisab-i Jadeed Farsi Idara-i Adabiyat-i Delli – Delhi (b) Sukhan-i Nau Part III Educational Book House – Aligarh Malik-ush Shoara Bahar
Unit I	Qasida-e-Wataniyyah, Dar Rah-e-Ishaq, Husn-i-Niyyat
Unit II	Zalal-o-Dalal, Shabahang
Unit III	Parvin-i Etesami: Karha-e-Ma, Andarzha-e-Man, Jawan-o-Peer
Unit IV	Taraj-e-Rozgar, Zarre, Murgh-e-Zirak
Unit V	Development of Modern Persian Poetry and Some Major Modern Persian Poets
Year II (Major) Persian
Paper II	Modern Prose
Text	Nisab-i Jadeed Farsi Idara-i Adabiyat-i-Delli - Delhi
Unit I	Intekhab-i Zindagi-i Man Dastanha-i Kootah
Unit II	Khudkushi
Unit III	Eidi
Unit IV	Mah-i Man
Unit V	Notes on the development of Modern Persian prose, Style of prose writing and some eminent prose writers
Year II (Major) Persian
Paper III	Classical Prose & Poetry
Text	1. Gulistan-i- Sadi Sabrang Kitab Ghar – Delhi Chapter I and II 2. Ghazaliyat-i Brahman Kaleem Book Depot, Ahmedabad Ghazals 1-20
Unit I	Gulistan-i-Sadi Chapter I
Unit II	Ghazaliyat-i Brahman 1-10
Unit III	Gulistan-i-Sadi Chapter II
Unit IV	Ghazaliyat-i Brahman 11-20
Unit V	Development of Persian poetry and discussion on some major poets
Year III (Major Persian)
Paper IV	Grammar and Translation
Unit I	Introduction to different Tenses General Translation from English to Persian and Vice versa
Unit II	Figures of Speech
Unit III	Prosody
Unit IV	Essays and Letter writing, Precise
Unit V	Dialogue writing, Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective
Paper V	History of Literature, Seljuq Period – A.D. 1115-1258
Unit I	Development of Sufistic Literature in the Seljuq Period Life, Style and works of Sanai, Shaikh Attar, Nasir Khusrau
Unit II	Development of Quatrain Life, Style & works of Umar Khayyam, Anwari Rasheed Watwat, Zaheer Faryabi
Unit III	Development of Masnavi & Qasida, Life, Works & Style of Rumi, Nizami, Khaqani, Suzani Samarqandi, Belqani
Unit IV	Prose Literature of Seljuq Period Tarikh-i-Behaqi, A.D. 1092-93 Siyasat Nama N. Mulk Kimiya-e-Saadat (Al Ghazali), Chahar Maqala (Nizami Uruzi Samarqandi)
Unit V	Literature on medicine morality etc. Qabus Nama, Zakhira-i-Khwarizmshahi, Marzaban Nama
Paper VI	Classical Poetry
Text	1. Ashar-e-Hafiz (Ghazals 1-20) (Pub. R.N. Lal, Allahabad) 2. Intekhab Ashar-i Maulana Rum (Pub. R.N. Lal, Allahabad)
Unit I	1. Ghazal and its development 2. Study of some important Ghazal writers 3. General questions in Persian on the poets and their critical appreciation, Sadi, Salman, Khaju, Hafiz as a Ghazal Writer, as a Philosopher 4. Style of Hafiz and Hafiz’s conception of Love
Unit II	Comparative study of the Sufistic Creeds Rumi and Hafiz Ghazals – Ten
Unit III	Ghazals – Ten Intikhab Ashar-i-Maulana Rum 1. Development of Masnavi 2. Study of the great Masnavi Writers
Unit IV	Amir Khusro, Nizami, Faizi 1. Merits and demerits of Mathnavi-i Manavi 2. Life of Maulana Rum and his works 3. Reasons to compose Masnavi
Unit V	Munajat 1. Baqqal wa Tuti, Qasaid-i-Rumi, Musa wa Shaban, Ibrahim Adham 2. Hikayat-i Sahabi
Paper VII	Classical Prose
Text	1. Chahar Maqala – Chapter on Astrology 2. Akhlaq-i- Mohsini Chapter 1-10 3. Qabus-Nama Chapter 1, 6, 9
Unit I	1. Chahar Maqala’s Literary value 2. Akhlaq-i Mohsini’s Literary importance 3. Text of Chahar Maqala – pp 1-12 4. Akhlaq-i Mohsini Text Chapters I & II 5. Life & works of the author of the Akhlaq-i Mohsini 6. Life & works of the author of Chahar Maqala
Unit II	1. Prose writing in Persian 2. Text of Chahar Maqala, pp 13-24 3. Akhlaq-I Mohsini Chapters III & IV 4. Masnavi writing in Persian 5. Text – Qabus Nama, pp 1, 6
Unit III	1. Text of Chahar Maqala, pp 25-36 2. Akhlaq-i Mohsini Chapters V & VI 3. Text – Qabuc Nama, 7 & 9
Unit IV	1. Text of Chahar Maqalah, 37-45 2. Akhlaq-i-Mohsini, Chapter VII
Unit V	1. Text of Chahar Maqala, pp 46-52 2. Akhlaq-i-Mohsini, Chapter IX & X
Paper VIII	Modern Prose & Poetry
Text	Nisab-i Jadeed Farsi Jayyed Press – Ballimaran – Delhi-6
Prose	Dastanha-i Kutah - Saeed Nafeesi and Muhammad Hijazi
Stories	1. Azan-i Maghrib, 2. Khana-i Pidari, 3. Janayat-i Man, 4. Roz-i Nau Ruzi-i Nau, 5. Khudkushi, 6. Eidi, 7. Mah-i Man
Poetry	Selection from the poems of Shaharyar
Unit I	1. Azan-i Maghrib, 2. Khana-i Pidari, 3. Janayat-i Man
Unit II	4. Roz-i Nau Ruzi-i Nau, 5. Khudkushi, 6. Eidi
Unit III	7. Mah-i Man, Lecture on Modern Persian Prose
Unit IV	Poems of Shaharyar
Unit V	Remaining poems and lectures on Modern Poetry
Paper IX	History of Literature from the Beginning up to the Ghaznavid Period
Unit I	Parsi Bastan, Khat-i-Meekhi, Avesta, Pahelavi and Literature after the Arab’s conquest
Unit II	Persian Literature during the period of Tahirids and Safaraids
Unit III	Persian Literature of Samanaids
Unit IV	Development of poetry and
Unit V	Prose Literature during the Ghaznavid period

 

B.A. Persian Job Types

• Linguist - Persian (Farsi)
• Cryptologic Language Instructor-Persian Farsi
• Foreign Language/Analyst - Farsi-Persian
• Persian - Farsi Primary Linguist
• Language Instructional Developer
• Instructional Developer - Regional and Cultural Studies