ABDULLAH IBN AL-MUQAFFA’S WORK “AL-ADAB AL-KABIR” AS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE ON ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69691/8nb7ab78

Keywords:

Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa, science of adab, politics, Al-Adab al-Kabir, Islamic philosophy, Arab Caliphate, just ruler.

Abstract

This article analyzes the work Al-Adab al-Kabir by the 8th-century scholar and philosopher Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa from a philosophical and hermeneutic perspective. The work is considered one of the earliest examples of the siyasatnama (political treatise) genre in Islamic history. The article highlights the significance of this treatise in the development of political science through specific examples.

Author Biography

  • Sarvar Saidov

    Head of the Department of Scientific research at the Imam Termizi international scientific-research center

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History

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Published

2025-07-31

How to Cite

ABDULLAH IBN AL-MUQAFFA’S WORK “AL-ADAB AL-KABIR” AS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE ON ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY. (2025). Journal of Tamaddun Nuri, 7(70), 201-204. https://doi.org/10.69691/8nb7ab78