Peshawar Nights


Peshawar Nights is a written firsthand account by Sultan al-Wa'izin Shirazi, recalling ten days of dialogues between two Sunni scholars and a Shia author about major topics relating to Shia Islam, which took place in Peshawar beginning on 27 January 1927. The book was originally written in Persian and published in Tehran and has subsequently been translated into several languages, the first English edition was published in 1977 in Pakistan.

Background

It recounts a public debate between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims, that took place in the city of Peshawar in the North-West Frontier Province of British India for ten nights beginning on 27 January 1927. The two principal participants from the Sunni side were Hafiz Muhammad Rashid and Sheikh Abdus Salam from Kabul. The discussions were attended by approximately 200 people and were recorded by four reporters published following morning in the local newspapers.
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English editions

The book is translation of original Persian title Shabhaye-Peshawar, since its first translation, print & publish in English it been re-translated, re-printed & re-published across the world several times by different publishers, few of the major English publications available are,
Apart from English, the book has been translated into several other languages from original Persian. It is available in,
The book is notable, it has not only been reprinted several times in English by different publishers across the world but also has been translated to several languages and has not only been cited by books but is also used as teaching/reference material in academia and suggested as reading material by others.

Citations and mentions

The book has been cited or mentioned by later books, journal, etc. including,
Peshawar Nights has been listed as one of the books "to understand Shia better", it is searchable and downloadable from internet free of charge.

Academia

The book has not only been catalogued by university libraries cited by books but also is used as teaching/reference material in academia and suggested as reading material,