Baqir al-Olum University History of Islam 2008-6431 25 4 2024 12 21 Persian Language and Reconstruction of Iranian Identity in Abbasid Era: A Historical Approach Persian Language and Reconstruction of Iranian Identity in Abbasid Era: A Historical Approach 99 120 77221 10.22081/hiq.2023.64492.2277 FA Mohammad Ali Asgari Doctoral student of Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Sciences, Science and Research Unit of Azad University Fahima Mokhbar Dezfuli Associate Professor, Department of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Supervisor. Yunus Farahmand Associate Professor, Department of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Consultant Professor. Journal Article 2022 07 17 The Persian language, especially its developments from the Middle Persian to Dari Persian requires the historical and identity related as well as the literary and linguistic studies. Appreciating the historical and political factors affecting the preservation of the Persian language by the Iranians and at the same time, taking advantage of the Arabic alphabet for its written presentation, requires reviewing of the historical context of Iranian linguistic developments, particularly in the first centuries After Hijrah. During that period, the Iranian witnessed the confrontation of the two Pahlavi Persian language and the Arabic language in their daily lives, and Arabic, as the language of religion of that time, was on its way to become the primary language of the Iranian. The present study has investigated this issue relying on the analytical method of research as well as the ancient and modern sources. The research findings indicate that the historical conditions on the one hand, and the motivation of Iranians to find their identity against the Muslim Arabs on the other hand, led to the development of a new language called Dari Persian which later became the main resource of Iranian identity. The officialization of this language caused the Iranian identity to become more distinct from the other ethnic groups. The Persian language, especially its developments from the Middle Persian to Dari Persian requires the historical and identity related as well as the literary and linguistic studies. Appreciating the historical and political factors affecting the preservation of the Persian language by the Iranians and at the same time, taking advantage of the Arabic alphabet for its written presentation, requires reviewing of the historical context of Iranian linguistic developments, particularly in the first centuries After Hijrah. During that period, the Iranian witnessed the confrontation of the two Pahlavi Persian language and the Arabic language in their daily lives, and Arabic, as the language of religion of that time, was on its way to become the primary language of the Iranian. The present study has investigated this issue relying on the analytical method of research as well as the ancient and modern sources. The research findings indicate that the historical conditions on the one hand, and the motivation of Iranians to find their identity against the Muslim Arabs on the other hand, led to the development of a new language called Dari Persian which later became the main resource of Iranian identity. The officialization of this language caused the Iranian identity to become more distinct from the other ethnic groups. https://hiq.bou.ac.ir/article_77221_51a452b7c8ea2dde7d1bff6bf4c4d967.pdf