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The Case of the Animals versus Man Before the King of the Jinn
Cover of The Case of the Animals versus Man, translated by Lenn E. Goodman and Richard McGregor.
AuthorBrethren of Purity (Ikhwān al-Ṣafā)
Original titleFī aṣnāf al-ḥayawānāt wa-ʿajāʾib hayākilihā wa-gharāʾib aḥwālihā
CountryIraq
LanguageArabic
SeriesEncyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
GenreEpistle
Media typePrint

Fī aṣnāf al-ḥayawānāt wa-ʿajāʾib hayākilihā wa-gharāʾib aḥwālihā (Arabic: في أصناف الحيوانات وعجائب هياكلها وغرائب أحوالها),[1] known in English as The Case of the Animals versus Man Before the King of the Jinn,[a] is an epistle written by the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwān al-Ṣafā) in the 960s and first published as Epistle 22 in the Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity. The longest Encyclopedia entry, The Case of the Animals versus Man revolves around a group of talking animals who testify against humans in a session chaired by the ruler of the jinn. It has been favourably received by literary critics and translated into several languages.

  1. ^ Tlili 2012, p. 50.
  2. ^ Irwin 1992, p. 50.


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