Roj Bahman Mah Avan, 1383 Yz.
On the occasion of the Fasli Gathas, a five-day series of lectures has been organized at the Mahella Patel Agiary, Grant Road since more than 20 years.
Yesterday, 16th March 2014 was the First Fasli Gatha. On this ocassion I spoke on the Life Story of Ruzbeh bin Muqaffa – a true Zoroastrian martyr.
Ruzbeh is totally unknown within our community but is known today as the Father of modern Arabic literature. His life, full of tragedy and memorable events, makes for fascinating but depressing reading.
Here are the time line points of the lecture. Please click the icon below to download the lecture in MP3 format.
Time from | Time to | Details |
00:00 |
2:30 |
Importance of the Fasli Hingam |
2:30 |
5:00 |
Introduction. Wealth of information in Parsi Avaz |
5:00 |
11:00 |
The Last days of the Sassanian Empire Yezdezerd Shaharyar |
11:00 |
23:00 |
The Persecution of Parsis at the hands of the Arabs |
23:00 |
27:00 |
The incident of Dadwayh al Muqaffa. How this name is derived |
27:00 |
30:00 |
The reaction of the Zoroastrians against the persecution. |
30:00 |
32:00 |
Childhood of Ruzbeh. His heart-breaking decision to convert. |
32:00 |
36:00 |
The incident of conversion. The memorable quote of Ruzbeh. |
36:00 |
38:30 |
The rise of Ruzbeh as the father of Arabic literature |
38:30 |
39:00 |
The memorable translation of Kalila wa Dimna |
39:00 |
48:00 |
The story of Buzorg Meher and the Panchatantra |
48:00 |
52:30 |
The Kitab al-Adab |
52:30 |
55:30 |
The Siyar ul-Mulk. The precusrsor to the Shah Nameh |
55:30 |
59:00 |
The fall of Ruzbeh. |
59:00 |
1:01:00 |
The love of Ruzbeh for his native religion. How he was betrayed. |
1:01:00 |
1:04:00 |
The trial and cruel execution of Ruzbeh at the hands of Sufyan |
1:04:00 |
1:11:45 |
The legacy of Ruzbeh. Lessons for us to learn from his life. |
The total talk time of the lecture was 1 hour 11 minutes. The file size for download is 7.5 MB.
Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram
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