Ibn al-Muqaffa'

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Ibn al-Muqaffa' was an 8th-century Persian-born writer and translator who became a foundational figure in early Arabic prose, best known for introducing works like Kalila wa Dimna into Arabic literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf convert to Islam
court official
prose stylist
translator
writer
alsoKnownAs Abdallah ibn al-Muqaffa'
linked to: Ibn al-Muqaffa'

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffa'
linked to: Ibn al-Muqaffa'
birthDate c. 720
birthName Rūzbeh
birthPlace Fars
causeOfDeath execution
citizenship Abbasid Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
deathDate c. 756
deathPlace Basra
era 8th century
early Abbasid period
ethnicOrigin Persian
executedBy Abbasid authorities
father al-Muqaffa'
linked to: Ibn al-Muqaffa'
fatherOccupation tax official
genre adab
didactic literature
political literature
influenced Arabic mirror-for-princes literature
Arabic prose
Islamic political thought
languageOfWriting Arabic
Middle Persian
name Ibn al-Muqaffa'
notableFor contributions to adab literature
introducing Kalila wa Dimna into Arabic literature
shaping early Arabic prose style
notableWork Adab al-kabīr
Adab al-ṣaghīr
linked to: Adab al-kabīr

Kalila wa Dimna
Kitāb al-Yatīma
Risāla fī al-ṣaḥāba
occupation scribe
secretary
religion Islam
Zoroastrianism
styleCharacterizedAs clear
concise
elegant
subjectOf studies in classical Arabic prose
translatedFrom Middle Persian
translatedInto Arabic
workedFor Abbasid governor of Basra
Umayyad administration in Iraq

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Arabic literature hasNotableAuthor Ibn al-Muqaffa'
Khwaday-Namag usedAsSourceBy Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ
linked to: Ibn al-Muqaffa'
Ibn al-Muqaffa' name Ibn al-Muqaffa'
Ibn al-Muqaffa' alsoKnownAs Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffa'
linked to: Ibn al-Muqaffa'
Ibn al-Muqaffa' alsoKnownAs Abdallah ibn al-Muqaffa'
linked to: Ibn al-Muqaffa'
Ibn al-Muqaffa' father al-Muqaffa'
linked to: Ibn al-Muqaffa'