From the Series: A'lam al-Fikr al-Arabi (Notables of Arab Thought): Abd-Allah ibn al-Muqaffa: Literature that contains brilliance and a life that summarizes maturity. A biography and critique of Ibn al-Muqaffa (d.ca.142/759), the Persian translator, philosopher, author and thinker who wrote in the Arabic language and was a master of rhetoric who pioneered Arabic literary prose. By Dr. Abd al-Majid al-Hurr.