المصنفات الفارسية في نصيحة الملوك

Abstract

Abstract . This thesis is titled ‘An Analysis of Persian Classifications on Advising Kings‘. The thesis has been applied to two patterns of these classifications; Al- Ghazali's, ‘Al-tibr Al-masbok' and Nezam Al-malik Al-Tossi's 'Kings' Biographies‘ or 'Sier Al-milouk' which was translated into Arabic in the fifth century. That century witnessed a lot of political confusion and ideological conflicts while science and arts were developing, the thing led many philosophers and thinkers to compose books on politics to help kings and rulers confront internal and external dangers threatening the Islamic World. Abu Ilamid Al-Ghazali and Nezam Al-malik Al-tossi were two thinkers who tried to construct a theoretical background assisting rulers to control situations. Before studying their works the thesis provided a brief historical account explaining how Persians used wisdom in politics and the effects of the 'Persian's Wisdom‘ on countries conquered by them. The thesis covered two important historical periods of the Persian Empire; first from the foundation of the empire and second, during the raise of Islamic Khalif until the fifth century. This thesis aimed to utilize past experiences of ruling and administering through giving examples of proverbs and wise sayings given by Persian rulers to their people. The thesis has applied the descriptive method through out its five parts. = The first part introduced the Persian wisdom as it was represented by Persian thinkers, philosophers and emperors. ' The second part introduced The Persian influence on the Arabs and the aspects of that influence on social and political directions. The third Part introduced the effect of the Persian wisdom on Islamic legal policies through analyzing Al-.Jahiz's "The Crown of Kings‘ Behaviour " or " AL.Taj Fi Akhlag Al-molouk " . The Fourth part was an analysis of AI..Ghazali's "AL.Tibr Almusbouk" and contained introduction to AL.Ghazalf and his age . The fifth part analyzed Nezam Al-.malik's "Siyassa Nama " and consisted of a background about political and social trends in his age . Finally , the researcher gave a brief summary including the most important points and conclusions of this thesis.