The passing of Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub, historian and literature researcher.

Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub, historian, literary scholar, critic, and university professor, passed away in Tehran.

His research encompassed Iranian and Islamic history, Sufism, Rumi studies, and literary criticism.

"Two Centuries of Silence," "The Record of Islam," "The Secret of the Reed," and "Step by Step to Meeting God" are among his well-known works. Sources have recorded his date of death as September 15, 1999, corresponding to the 24th of Shahrivar 1378.