منتخب كليله و دمنه باب الحمامة المطوقة

by Ibn al-Muqaffa

كليله و دمنه اثري ادبي و اخلاقي است كه از قديمترين و معروفترين متون ادبيات جهان به شمار مي رود و تا كنون به بسياري از زبانهاي مختلف عالم ترجمه شده است كه به لحاظ اهميت و كثرت ترجمه ها از مباني ادبيات تطبيقي محسوب مي شود .

22 pages

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Ibn al-Muqaffa, though a resident of Basra, was originally from the town of Jur (or Gur, Firuzabad, Fars) in the Iranian province of Fars. His father had been a state official in charge of taxes under the Umayyads, and after being accused and convicted of embezzling some of the money entrusted to him, was punished by the ruler by having his hand crushed, hence the name Muqaffa (shrivelled hand). Ibn al-Muqaffa was murdered around 756 by the order of the second Abbasid caliph Abu Ja`far al-Mansur reportedly for heresy, in particular for attempting to import Zoroastrian ideas into Islam. There is evidence, though, that his murder may have been prompted by the caliph's resentment at the terms and language that Ibn al-Muqaffa had used in drawing up a guarantee of safe passage for the caliph's rebellious uncle, Abdullah b. Ali; the caliph found that document profoundly disrespectful to himself, and it is believed Ibn al-Muqaffa paid with his life for the affront to al-Mansur.

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