Ferdowsi Statue of Firdūsī in Tehran Hakīm Abul-Qāsim Firdawsī Tūsī (935-1020) (Persian: حكیم ابوالقاسم فردوسی توسی) or Ferdowsi is a Persian poet. Ferdowsi was born in Tus. He wrote the Shāhnāma. Shahnama is the national epic of Iran. This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.