The story Sohrab-Rustam is narrated in the epic :

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The story of Sohrab and Rustam is one of the most famous tragic episodes found within the Persian national epic, the **Shahnama** (or Shahnameh), which translates to the "Book of Kings." This monumental work was composed by the Persian poet Abu’l-Qasim Ferdowsi around 1010 CE and is the world's longest epic poem written by a single author. The Shahnama chronicles the mythical and historical past of Greater Iran from the creation of the world up to the Arab conquest in the 7th century. Rustam (Rostam) is the ultimate epic hero of the entire poem, and the tragic tale narrates how he unknowingly fights and mortally wounds his own son, Sohrab, before discovering the truth, symbolizing fate's cruel hand and serving as a central tragedy in Persian literature.

The incorrect option is 1: The *Iliad* is a foundational work of ancient Greek literature, traditionally attributed to Homer. It focuses entirely on the events during the final year of the Trojan War, specifically the wrath of the Greek hero Achilles, and has no relation to the Persian mythology of Sohrab and Rustam.

The incorrect option is 3: *One thousand and one night* (also known as the *Arabian Nights*) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales told by the frame character Scheherazade. While it contains many famous stories like *Aladdin* and *Ali Baba*, it is a compilation of tales and not the epic that narrates the Rustam-Sohrab saga.

The incorrect option is 4: *Kitab-al-Bukhala* translates to "The Book of Misers" and is a collection of humorous and moralistic anecdotes and essays written by the famous Arab writer Al-Jahiz (9th century CE). This text is a work of prose literature and social satire, not an epic poem, and does not contain the heroic myth of Sohrab and Rustam.