Children’s literature in the Islamic Period has been categorized into three areas.

a. Children’s Status:

Children’s life in Khamseh Nezami, 1521.

b. Education System:

Traditional schools in Islamic period paintings.

An illustration from Khamseh Nezami, 1490.

Teacher with a group of his students, figures on a glazed vessel, 12th or 13th century.

c. Children’s Literature:

“ Children in Maktabkhaneh (traditional school) ”,

a page from the only illustrated manuscript of Ghaboos Nameh by Onsor Al Maali, 1090.

The birth of Rostam, from the Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, early 13th century.

An illustration from the Book Moosh va Gorbeh (Mouse and Cat) by Obeid Zakani (Circa 1340),  Lithographic Edition, 1953

Illustrations of Kelileh va Damaneh by Abolmaali Nasrolah, Harat school, early 15th century.

Abou-Ali-sina (980-1036), Avicenna, one of the greatest physicians of the middle Ages and an outstanding philosopher. He developed important theories on child psychology.

Saadi (1203-1291), one of Iran’s greatest poets. He wrote many poems for children.