Anecdotes of pious men

Anecdotes of pious men is a book by Morteza Motahhari. It is an ethical fiction published in English by Ansariyan in 1993.

Narrative
It is based on historical short story of Islamic references. The book has two volumes, and it contains collections of 125 ethical fiction. Each volume of the book has 75 works of fiction with an ethical theme. The original book was Persian and Saba Zehra Naqavi has translated it to English. Khadim Husayn Naqavi has edited it too.

Awards
Anecdotes of pious men won UNESCO Award, in 1965.

Publication
The book was launched in Iran in 1960. The book was translated to Spanish and Japanese.

TV program adaptation
A TV adaptation by Akbar Hor and Huoshang Pakravan was broadcast on IRIB 1 in 1981-1982.