Four Hamedan Authors Selected for Hamedan Province Book of the Year Award

According to the correspondent of Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) in Hamedan, in the fifth round of the Hamedan Province Book of the Year Award, works were evaluated and judged in ten subject categories and the children and young adult group.

In this round, a total of 299 titles were evaluated. After the first round of judging, 28 titles advanced to the second stage. From these, after precise and scientific evaluation of each work by at least two judges, four titles were selected as ‘winners’ and 14 titles received ‘commendation’.

In the Religious Books and Mysticism Section

• The book “Dua in the Valley of Divine Decree and Destiny: A Comparative Analysis of Ibn Arabi’s Thought and Sharia on Dua and Divine Decree and Destiny,” authored by Hadi Torkamani
• The book “Manifestation of Beauty: A Comparative Study of the Interpretation of Wajh Allah in Mystical Texts and Narratives of the Infallible Imams (AS),” authored by Abolfazl Tavassolizadeh

In the History and Geography Section

• The book “Endowments in Hamedan during the Ilkhanid and Safavid Eras,” authored by Khosrow Mohammadi, with an introduction by Hassan Karimian

In the Documentary Section

• The book “Seyf-ol-Dowleh: The Life of Abdolmohammad Mirza, Founder of Seyf-ol-Dowleh Endowments,” authored by Zahra Pourshabanban

Commended Works

• The book “Custom and Imamiyyah Jurisprudence: An Analytical Introduction to the Application of Custom in Modern Issues from the Perspective of Imamiyyah Jurisprudence,” authored by Firoozeh Hassanpour
• The book “Evolution of the Idea of Ontological Guardianship: An Analytical Introduction to the Evolution of the Ontological Guardianship of the Imams (AS) in the History of Shia Theology,” authored by Mohammad Mehdi Zamani
• The book “From Margin to Society: The Role of Life Skills Training in Empowering Literate Women,” authored by Akram Parsaee
• The book “Money, Currency, and Banking,” authored by Mehdi Safdari
• The book “Startup Models and Myths,” authored by Rizwan Virk, translated by Seyed Mehdi Mirmehdi and Elaheh Manshidavi
• The book “Hebrew-Persian Dictionary,” authored by Edna Lowden and Leora Weinbach, translated by Farshad Hazrati Moeir and Karo Ghaderi
• The book “Role of Rhizospheric Microorganisms in Soil,” authored by Vijay Singh Meena, translated by Masoumeh Ghanbari
• The book “Social Structure of Urban Spaces and Architectural Works of the Qajar Era,” authored by Reza Nazariarshad and Hassan Karimian
• The book “Burning Winter,” written by Fatemeh Asadi
• The book “Manifestations of the Heroine Archetype in Iranian Legends,” authored by Maryam Esmaeelipour
• The book “Ganjnameh,” authored by Jalal Maghsoudi
• The book “Life in Ambush of Memories: Memoirs of Veteran Mehdi Mirzaeiazandariani, a Fighter of the 32nd Ansar-ol-Hossein (AS) Division of Hamedan,” authored by Hassan Yaghoubi and Razieh Haghighat

In the Children and Young Adult Poetry Section

• The book “Always Spring, Scented Ball,” poem by Maryam Zarneshan, illustrator: Neda Basharkhah

And in the Children’s Story Section

• The book “Mr. Sport Collection,” authors: Fatemeh Baghzadeh and Mohsen Seifikar, illustrators: Fatemeh Vahdati, Nazanin Saeedi, and others.