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  • YUSOF

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    son of the biblical patriarch Jacob. The story of Joseph has always been a source of attractive subject matters for the exegetists of the Qurʾān, poets, miniaturists, and popular tales. See JOSEPH.

  • YUSOF O ZOLAYḴĀ

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    A love story with religious overtones, the romance of Yusof and Zolayḵā has always been among the very favorite themes of Persian poets who, with direct or oblique references to its various episodes, created a desired imagery, expanded on a particular point in the poem, conveyed a poetic meassage or reinforced it. See JOSEPH i. IN PERSIAN LITERATURE.

  • YUSOFI, GHOLAM-HOSAYN

    Farhad Atai

    prominent scholar of Persian literature and history, literary critic, and outstanding university professor.

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  • Yom le’yom

    music sample

  • Y~ CAPTIONS OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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    list of all the figure and plate images in the Y entries