Ferdowsi did not expect his readers to pass over historical events indifferently, but asked them to think carefully, to see the grounds for the rise and fall of individuals and nations; and to learn from the past in order to improve the present, and to better shape the future.
Ferdowsi non espera que o seu pase sobre os sucesos históricos de forma indiferente, senón que lle pide que considere os temas con coidado, para así comprender as causas do ascenso e da caída dos homes e as nacións e aprender do pasado para mellorar o presente e formular mellor o futuro.