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البرصان والعرجان والعميان والحولان
تحقيق : عبدالسلام محمد هارون
483 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1990
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Al-Jahiz
130 books156 followersAl-Jāḥiẓ (Arabic: عمرو بن بحر الجاحظ)
Because of the caliphs' patronage and his eagerness to establish himself and reach a wider audience, al-Jāḥiẓ stayed in Baghdad (and later Samarra), where he wrote a huge number of his books. The caliph al-Ma'mun wanted al-Jāḥiẓ to teach his children, but then changed his mind when his children were frightened by al-Jāḥiẓ's goggle-eyes. This is said to be the origin of his nickname.
He enjoyed the patronage of al-Fath ibn Khaqan, the bibliophile boon companion of Caliph al-Mutawakkil, but after his murder in December 861 he left Samarra for his native Basra. He died there in late 868, according to one story, when a pile of books from his private library collapsed on him.
Most important books:
*Kitab al-Hayawan (Book of the Animals)
*Kitab al-Bukhala (Book of Misers) also (Avarice & the Avaricious)
*Kitab al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin (The Book of eloquence and demonstration)
*Risalat mufakharat al-sudan 'ala al-bidan (Treatise on Blacks)
Al-Jāḥiẓ returned to Basra with hemiplegia after spending more than fifty years in Baghdad. He died in Basra in the Arabic month of Muharram in AH 255/December 868-January 869 CE. His exact cause of death is not clear, but a popular assumption is that Jahiz died in his private library after one of many large piles of books fell on him, killing him instantly.
Because of the caliphs' patronage and his eagerness to establish himself and reach a wider audience, al-Jāḥiẓ stayed in Baghdad (and later Samarra), where he wrote a huge number of his books. The caliph al-Ma'mun wanted al-Jāḥiẓ to teach his children, but then changed his mind when his children were frightened by al-Jāḥiẓ's goggle-eyes. This is said to be the origin of his nickname.
He enjoyed the patronage of al-Fath ibn Khaqan, the bibliophile boon companion of Caliph al-Mutawakkil, but after his murder in December 861 he left Samarra for his native Basra. He died there in late 868, according to one story, when a pile of books from his private library collapsed on him.
Most important books:
*Kitab al-Hayawan (Book of the Animals)
*Kitab al-Bukhala (Book of Misers) also (Avarice & the Avaricious)
*Kitab al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin (The Book of eloquence and demonstration)
*Risalat mufakharat al-sudan 'ala al-bidan (Treatise on Blacks)
Al-Jāḥiẓ returned to Basra with hemiplegia after spending more than fifty years in Baghdad. He died in Basra in the Arabic month of Muharram in AH 255/December 868-January 869 CE. His exact cause of death is not clear, but a popular assumption is that Jahiz died in his private library after one of many large piles of books fell on him, killing him instantly.
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February 20, 2012
كتاب رفيع المستوى,هدفه سامي , وهو ابراز واشهار اعلام الادب والمشاهير ذوي العاهات و الاحتياجات الخاصه
May 30, 2023
قرأته بتحقيق مرسي الخولي والطبعة المعتمدة التي بتحقيق عبدالسلام هارون، جمع الجاحظ أخبار البرصان والعرجان والصلعان والأعسر والأيسر وعاهات كثيرة، لم يسخر منهم كعادته في السخرية لأنه تكلم عن المشاهير منهم، أمثال الصحابة والأنبياء والقادة.
كتاب جيد لكن ليست كسائر كتبه من ناحية المتعة والبلاغة، إنما هي مختارات وفيها شيء من الفائدة.
كتاب جيد لكن ليست كسائر كتبه من ناحية المتعة والبلاغة، إنما هي مختارات وفيها شيء من الفائدة.
January 6, 2020
ذكر فيه مشاهير العرب من البرصان والعرجان والعميان وبعض العاهات الأخرى التي يبتلى بها الإنسان
ووصف بعض الحيوانات
والمحقق عبد السلام هارون شرح غريب الكلام وترجم لأغلب الشخصيات التي وردت في الكتاب
وتقريباً حجم الهوامش في نفس حجم نص المؤلف
ووصف بعض الحيوانات
والمحقق عبد السلام هارون شرح غريب الكلام وترجم لأغلب الشخصيات التي وردت في الكتاب
وتقريباً حجم الهوامش في نفس حجم نص المؤلف
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