Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub (Luri/Persian: عبدالحسین زرین‌کوب, also Romanized as Zarrinkoob, Zarrinkub, Persian pronunciation: [æbdolhoˈsejn zæɾ[ɾ]iːnˈkuːb]) (March 21, 1923[1] – September 15, 1999) was a scholar and professor of Iranian literature, history of literature, Persian culture and history.

[2] Some of his works in English are: Zarrinkoob wrote a book called "Naqd-e Adabi" (نقد ادبی, "Literary Criticism") covering comparative literature and Persian literary criticism.

Zarrinkoub also wrote about the Persian poet Molana Jalaleddin Balkhi (Rumi) and his works.

Zarrinkoub's "Serr-e Ney" (سرّ نی, "Secret of the Reed"), "Pelleh-Pelleh ta Molaqat-e Khuda" (پله‌پله تا ملاقات خدا, "Step by Step until Visiting God") and "Bahr dar Koozeh" (بحر در کوزه, "Sea in a Jug") are critiques and comparative analyses of Rumi's Masnavi.

Zarrinkoub's research works on Hafez and Persian mysticism resulted in several books including "Az Kuche-ye Rendan" (از کوچهٔ رندان) and "Arzesh-e Miras-e Sufiyeh" (ارزش میراث صوفیه).