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evidence: Two Centuries of Silence -LRB- دو قرن سکوت Do Qarn Sokut -RRB- is a book written by Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub , a prominent scholar of Iranian culture , history and literature .. Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub. Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub. The work is a historical account of the events and circumstances of the first two centuries of Islam in Persia -LRB- modern day Iran -RRB- following the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century AD .. Iran. Iran. Islam. Islam. Islamic conquest of Persia. Islamic conquest of Persia. The history covers the events from the invasion of the Arabs to the rise of the Tahirid Dynasty .. Arabs. Arabs. Tahirid Dynasty. Tahirid Dynasty. Zarrinkoub presents a lengthy discussion on the large flux and influence of the Arabs on the literature , language , culture and society of Persia during the two centuries following the Islamic conquest of Iran .. Iran. Iran. Arabs. Arabs. Zarrinkoub discusses how the Arab / Islamic conquest was followed by almost `` two centuries of silence '' socially , culturally and politically by native Persians .. In the preface to the second edition of his book , in 1957 , Zarinkoob writes , `` I picked up my pen and crossed out what was dubious , dark , and incorrect in the first edition .. Many such instances were occasions that in the past -- either due to immaturity or by prejudice -- I had been unable to rightly acknowledge the faults , iniquities , and defeats of Iran . ''. Iran. Iran. `` Now , did I do my duty properly in this revision ?. I do not know , and I am still of the opinion that the moment a history writer chooses a topic , he has strayed from neutrality . ''