The prayer for the Caliph al-Ma’mun by Theodore Abu Qurra, bishop of Harran

This is a translation of a prayer for the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma’mun (813–833), attributed to Theodore Abu Qurra, Arab Orthodox bishop of Harran (ca. 750 — ca. 830) and composed in rhymed prose (saj‘). Although this text can be considered as a model of prayer for virtually any ruler, certain formulae...

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Main Author: Anastasia Salimovskaya
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Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2020-12-01
Series:Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. Филология
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Online Access:http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7357
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description This is a translation of a prayer for the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma’mun (813–833), attributed to Theodore Abu Qurra, Arab Orthodox bishop of Harran (ca. 750 — ca. 830) and composed in rhymed prose (saj‘). Although this text can be considered as a model of prayer for virtually any ruler, certain formulae suggest that the author was referring to the historical fi gure of al-Ma’mun. The text is of interest as a piece of evidence for al-Ma’mun’s popularity among Arab Christian authors who attempted to create his positive image in texts of various genres.
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spelling doaj-art-5c13c15f6bea4e89924470e4088fa00b2025-08-20T03:06:14ZrusSt. Tikhon's Orthodox UniversityВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. Филология1991-64852409-48972020-12-016565138143http://dx.doi.org/10.15382/sturIII202065.138-1436The prayer for the Caliph al-Ma’mun by Theodore Abu Qurra, bishop of HarranAnastasia Salimovskaya0St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University for the Humanities; 6/1 Likhov per., Moscow 127051, Russian FederationThis is a translation of a prayer for the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma’mun (813–833), attributed to Theodore Abu Qurra, Arab Orthodox bishop of Harran (ca. 750 — ca. 830) and composed in rhymed prose (saj‘). Although this text can be considered as a model of prayer for virtually any ruler, certain formulae suggest that the author was referring to the historical fi gure of al-Ma’mun. The text is of interest as a piece of evidence for al-Ma’mun’s popularity among Arab Christian authors who attempted to create his positive image in texts of various genres.http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7357theodore abu qurra caliph al-ma’mun christian-arabic literature saj‘феодор абу курра халиф аль-мамун арабо-христианская литература садж
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christian-arabic literature
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феодор абу курра
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арабо-христианская литература
садж
title The prayer for the Caliph al-Ma’mun by Theodore Abu Qurra, bishop of Harran
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christian-arabic literature
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феодор абу курра
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