چکیده:
In this article, the subject of 'Family in Qabus-nama' is investigated. First, a definition of family is provided, and then its types are mentioned. To enter the discussion regarding the research topic, it was necessary to first introduce the phenomenon of 'marriage'—which is the first step in forming a family—and to discuss related issues such as age of marriage, spouse selection, characteristics of an ideal spouse, etc. In another section, the members of the family (father, mother, and children) and the position and rights of each are discussed in detail. Discussions about women and the three age categories of child, youth, and elderly form other parts of this writing. In the end, after referring to the family economy in Qabus-nama, the family structure in this book is introduced, which consists of nuclear family, monogamous, patrilineal, patriarchal, exogamous, and neolocal.
خلاصه ماشینی:
(Ruh al-Amini, 1732: 24) In the book Sociology of the Family, authored by Shahla Ezazi, it is stated: Individuals such as Onsor al-Maali, whose writings are full of moral instructions for improving the living conditions of the family, are considered among the social thinkers and philosophers.
(Ibid, 1376) Uns al-Maali's recommendation to marry strangers clarifies that in this matter, other objectives besides the happiness of the couple are intended, which are realized through such marriages; just as the author of Qabus-nama, in this advice to Gilan Shah, thinks of turning the stranger into a kinsman so that with the increase of family members, his son gains more power and, when potential problems arise, can benefit from the help of affinal relatives in addition to consanguineous relatives.
(Uns al-Maali 8731:42-62) In all cases where parents are mentioned in the Qabus-nama, both are placed on the same level; however, the King of Gilan, at one point, resorts to mentioning this phrase to explain a matter: "There is none better than a father when a mother is not present!" (Ibid, 362).
Three age groups in Qabus-nama In addition to speaking about family members according to their status (father, mother, and children), Uns al-Maali also speaks of three age groups: child, youth, and elder, which undoubtedly are themselves members of a family; therefore, the discussion regarding them is not unrelated to the subject under research.
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