Acknowledgements
Foreword

CHAPTER 1
The Genuine Face of Omar Khayyam
The influence of Avicenna on Omar Khayyam
The character of Omar Khayyam
The authenticity of the Rubaiyat
The intractable problem with translating Persian poetry
Translating the Rubaiyat in Prose

CHAPTER 2
The Creation of the World, Existence and Religions

CHAPTER 3
The Followers of Omar Khayyam
The influence of Omar Khayyam onSaadi
The influence of Omar Khayyam on Hafez

CHAPTER 4
Omar Khayyam and Pottery

CHAPTER 5
The Creation of the World and God

CHAPTER 6
Freewill and Predestination
The influence of Omar Khayyam on Parvin Etesami

CHAPTER 7
The Puppet Show

CHAPTER 8
The Translations
Edward FitzGerald
A brief look at Edward FitzGerald’s Life

CHAPTER 9
Omar Khayyam & the philosophers and scientists of the world

CHAPTER 10
Optimist and Pessimist

CHAPTER 11
The Existence of Man and Nature

CHAPTER 12
The Effect and Outcome at the Conclusion

Selected Bibliography