Vis and Rāmin (Persian: ويس و رامين‎‎, Vis o Rāmin) is an ancient Persian love story. The epic was composed in poetry by the Persian poet Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani in the 11th century. The story dates from pre-Islamic Persia. Gorgani claimed a Sassanid origin for it, but it is now regarded as of Parthian dynastic origin, probably from the 1st century AD. It has also been suggested that Gorgâni's story reflects the traditions and customs of the period immediately before he himself lived. That cannot be ruled out, as stories retold from ancient sources often include elements drawn from the time of their narrator.