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Involuntarily we are led to a comparison, to their advantage, with the activity of the Iranophile party of the same times in the Moslem community, the party of the Shuubiya, In their capacity as promoters of learning and exponents of literature they concentrated their activity in the cultured centre of the Khalifate at Baghdad and other cities, and being familiar with Persia played an important part in the development of Moslem culture of the Middle Ages.
What we have studied above establishes the existence of Persian literary tradition in its national form for several centuries after the Arab invasion. Now we have to survey wherein lie the characteristic features of this tradition and what were its main contents. And we pass on to their consideration. The Parsi Clergy and the Musalman Iranophile party of the Shuubiya 26
They came from Parsi centres through older circles of Moslem civilisation which were sympathetic towards Persia. Generally speaking they were trustworthy transmitters. As a matter of fact the Shuubiya turned only to the Parsi circles for materials and in the explanation of the material they did not distinguish them from their other sources.
The ways of the Shuubiya. Reference to Persia. Persia and Arabia compared. Arabia and Persia compared. Arabia and Persia contrasted. The prophets of Ajam. Reference to Persia. The Persian throne. Dicta of Mukaffa. Khalid al Barmaki. Dicta on Adab of Mukaffa. Reference to Barmaki. Reference to Barmaki. Sahal Ibn-Harun. Dictum of Buzurja Meher. Madaini quoted. Persia referred to.
These literary monuments must be differentiated quite as much as their authors and with reference to them we may institute the same parallel which we suggested above between the Parsi clergy and the Iranophile party of the Shuubiya.
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