Today is Geush Izad and the month of Aban, Nabor day, the day of abstention from eating meat, the 14th of Aban in the year 3759 Zoroastrian calendar, Sunday, the 8th of Aban the year 1400 solar, October 30, 2021 AD.
The 8th of Aban is the 14th anniversary of the death of Qaysar Aminpour, a writer, university lecturer, and contemporary poet, one of the Bakhtiari poets selected for the 7th Conference of Prominent Figures in 2008 (after his death).
He has been selected for the first period of the Fajr International poetry festival, in the customs section. Qaysar Aminpour was a poet who wrote about the war of love and peace. He was born on Ordibehesh 2, 1338, in Gotvand. In 1357, he entered the University of Tehran to study veterinary medicine, but he dropped out of the field after a while. In 1363, he went to university again in Persian language and literature and completed this field until his doctorate. In 1376, he defended his doctoral dissertation under Dr. Shafiei Kadkani entitled “Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Poetry.”
In 1358, he was one of the poets who were influential in the shaping and continuity of the activities of the poetry unit in the Arts section, until 1366. During this period, he was in charge of the poetry page of Soroush weekly. He published his first collection of poems in 1363 called “In Sunshine Alley”, written in the Ruba’i and two-couplet styles, followed by “Breathe in the morning”, with several lyrics and nearly 20 Nimai-style poems, which some by mistake interpreted as white poetry. This book was printed by the publishers in the arts section of the Islamic Propaganda Organization. He never composed poems without rhythm, and at the same time, he never rejected this type of poetry.
He started teaching at the university in 1376 at Al-Zahra University and then began teaching at the University of Tehran in 1369. He also received the Nimayoshij Award, known as the Crystal Amen Chicken, in 1368, and in 1382, he was elected a full member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. He combined the stylistic and rhetorical features of classical poetry and Nimai poetry in his poems. One of the factors that eventually makes his style stand out is the innovation in eloquence and understanding of what today’s audience expects from poetry. His works include “In Sunshine Alley” and “Morning Breath.” “Grammar of Love” was the last book of poetry of Qaysar Aminpour, published in the summer of 1386 in Tehran and, according to reports, was reprinted in less than a month.
Qaysar Aminpour suffered from various diseases after an accident in 1378 and had at least two heart surgeries and kidney transplant. Finally, in the fall of 1386, he passed away at the age of 48. His body was buried in his hometown of Gotvand. Tehran Municipality District 2, located in Saadat Abad neighborhood, is named after Behnam Qaysar Aminpour.
A collection of poems by Qaysar Aminpour with the song of Alireza Eftekhari has been sung in “Nilofaraneh” album, which is the best-selling classical music album in the history of Iran.
Books:
He has published poems in fields such as children’s poetry and literary prose, mentioned hereunder:
- Storm in parentheses (literary prose 1365)
- Poem of noon on the tenth day (adolescent poetry 1365)
- Like a spring, like a river (adolescent poetry 1368)
- Bubble Jumping (Literary Prose 1370)
- Collection of poems called “Sudden Mirrors” (1372)
- According to swallows (adolescent poetry, 1375)
- Collection of poems (Morvarid 1378)
- Collection of poems called “flowers are all sunflowers” (Morvarid 1380) “Grammar of Love” (Morvarid 1386)
The “Geush” Day: the name of this Izad in Avesta is “Gaush” which means the world. The fourteenth day of each month is associated with this Izad. Geush Izad is the guardian of the whole universe. This day is one of the four days of abstaining from eating meat. Zoroastrians call this day “Nabor” and avoid killing animals and eating meat. It is said that this day should be celebrated.
Today, the day Geush Izad is the fourteenth day of the Zoroastrian calendar. According to the Zoroastrian calendar, which dates back to pre-Islamic periods, each month has 30 days, and each of these 30 days have name, and today is the day called “Geush”. Geush is an Izad (divine). The name Izad is used for praiseworthy creations, that is, the good and divine creations that are worthy of praise. Geush Izad is so praiseworthy that even one of the Avesta Yashts is dedicated to this Izad. “Geush Yasht” or “Drvaspa Yasht” is the Yasht in which “Geush Izad” is mentioned.”
The word “Geush” or “Gaush” is mentioned many times in “Gathas” (poems of Ashu Zartosht), in “Avesta,” and in Pahlavi scripts. The word gaush has several meanings that must be understood in the sentence, like many other words.
This word means “the universe” and “the whole of creation”, and it also means “cow”. Of course, this meaning, i.e., “cow” in Iranian mythology, is the same as “creation” or “the universe”. In Avesta, Geush or Gaush means both cow and universe (giti). “Urva,” which means spirit (rowan), along with the word geush, carries the meaning of the spirit of the world or the spirit of a cow. “Geushurvan” is a keeper of herds and livestock. The “cow” in Iranian mythology is a symbol of the universe and a symbol of earthly life from a philosophical point of view.
Iranians believed that Geush Izad is the guardian and defender of valuable animals, and this mission is in agreement with the meaning of the name of this Izad. Therefore, in other words, harming useful animals means harming the creation, and harming the universe.
Geush izad rushes to the aid of “Vahman Amshaspand” with the help of “Mah Izad” and “Ram Izad” to protect valuable animals. So, mah Izad, Ram Iyazd and Geush izad are the partners of “Vahman Amshaspand” in this mission.
Every month, the day “Geush” reminds us of the creation. Geush Izad, like Ram Izad and Mah Izad, and Vahuman Amshaspand, is a reminder that we do not forget that we are part of this collection, if we hurt a part of the universe, we will be offended. It is said that this day should be celebrated.
