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| Author | Al-Ma'arri |
|---|---|
| Original title | رسالة الغفران |
Risālat al-Ghufrān (Arabic: رسالة الغفران), meaning The Epistle of Forgiveness, is a satirical work of Arabic poetry written by Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri around 1033 CE.[1] It has been claimed that the Risālat al-Ghufrān has had an influence on, or has even inspired, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.[2]
- ^ Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych, 'The Snake in the Tree in Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri’s Epistle of Forgiveness: Critical Essay and Translation', Journal of Arabic Literature, 45 (2014), 1-80 (p. 2).
- ^ Cyril Glassé, Huston Smith The New Encyclopedia of Islam Rowman Altamira, 2003 ISBN 9780759101906 p. 278