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Quote by Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu
Thus it is evident that the utterances of a non-Iranian or non-Central Asian are authoritatively exemplary if he has exerted himself perfectly in the pedagogical imitation of masters and kept the company of competent speakers.
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The statement says that a person does not have to be Iranian or Central Asian for their way of speaking to be treated as a reliable example. What matters is whether they have carefully learned by imitating respected masters and have spent time with skilled speakers. Training and competent company, rather than origin alone, establish authority.
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- Prashant Keshavmurthy, “Quotations for ‘Local Universality of Poetic Pleasure: Sirājuddīn ‘Alī Khān Ārzū and Persian Literary Theory’”
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