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Dr. Reyhaneh Davoodi-Kahaki The 13th International Conference of Philosophy of Religion, Semnan City, Iran, October 2025, Iranian Association of Philosophy of Religion The Shāhnāma of Ferdowsī is a foundational epic that plays a central role in shaping Iranian national identity, reflecting religious, ethical, and political elements within a mythic framework. One of the key concepts in this work is Farrah Īzadī—a sacred force that plays the principal role in legitimizing kingship and, in a way, serves as an analogue to revelation and prophethood in the Abrahamic tradition. Contrary to the Abrahamic religions, in which prophets are the bearers of divine revelation and law, in the Shāhnāma this role is transferred to the just and religiously grounded king—a sovereign who, relying on truth (rāstī), justice (dād), and wisdom (khirad), is responsible for guiding the nation and maintaining the world’s order. The primary question this paper seeks to answer is whether, within Ferdowsī’s political philosophy, the universality of revelation and prophethood is rejected. It appears that through reconstructing a form of divine legitimacy via the notion of Farrah Īzadī, Ferdowsī not only does not negate revelation in its general sense but indeed emphasizes the fundamental unity of divine revelations on various levels. In other words, by grounding his vision in the tradition of Khusrawānī Wisdom, Ferdowsī presents a conception of religion and prophethood that is rooted in Iranian tradition while simultaneously resonating with the elevated principles of monotheistic faiths. The research method employed in this article is a comparative-conceptual analysis. By examining the interrelation of the concepts of farr, revelation, prophethood, and legitimacy in the Shāhnāma alongside their counterparts in the Abrahamic traditions, this study offers a novel interpretation of the divine and national foundations of political order in Ferdowsī’s thought. From this perspective, the Shāhnāma is not merely a national myth; rather, it is a native paradigm of religious-political legitimacy within Iranian cultural and philosophical consciousness. #Shahnameh #Ferdowsi #FarrEIzadi #DivineGlory #PersianPhilosophy #IranianPhilosophy #PersianLiterature #IranianMythology #PoliticalTheology #DivineKingship #Revelation #Prophethood #KayKhosrow #Fereydun #Jamshid