In the tenth century fable, “The Case of the Animals versus Man Before the King of the Jinn” from the Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity by the Brethren of Purity, the animals of the world sue and have a trial against the human race. While the king of the Jinn, who is basically the judge, listen to both the animal’s and human’s well- supported arguments.The humans point to many things such as their superior intellect to prove that they are the masters and the animals are the slaves. Although the animals were consistently able to manufacture counterarguments time and time again that were oppressed by the humans and that they should not be the slaves of the humans, Biwarasp the Wise the king of the Jinn, ruled in the favor of the human’s
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Evidence for this is on page sixty, where the animals say that the humans have “unfounded claims, unwarranted allegations, and groundless contentiousness.” Rather than siding with one side immediately, the king listens to the reply of the humans, as he does throughout the fable. Also, on page fifty-six, the king of Jinn says that only claims which are grounded in definite proof are acceptable. A line later, it is written that the king only accepts “rational proofs.” This shows that the author does not incline towards irrationality. It is also clear that the Brethren of Purity favor the king of the Jinn over the two other major characters, the humans and animals. Although it is not explicitly written in the text, the king of the Jinn is seen as the voice of order and reason. Obviously, the authors in this case would not have put the king of Jinn in such great favor if they did not have any sort of favoritism towards it. Both the author and the king of Jinn both want hard, concrete proofs and arguments. It is also clear that the Brethren of Purity advocate that a moderator should listen to both arguments from both sides extensively before making a decision. If one looks closely enough, the text is replete with rationalist thought and the encouragement of only using rational proofs and
Evidence for this is on page sixty, where the animals say that the humans have “unfounded claims, unwarranted allegations, and groundless contentiousness.” Rather than siding with one side immediately, the king listens to the reply of the humans, as he does throughout the fable. Also, on page fifty-six, the king of Jinn says that only claims which are grounded in definite proof are acceptable. A line later, it is written that the king only accepts “rational proofs.” This shows that the author does not incline towards irrationality. It is also clear that the Brethren of Purity favor the king of the Jinn over the two other major characters, the humans and animals. Although it is not explicitly written in the text, the king of the Jinn is seen as the voice of order and reason. Obviously, the authors in this case would not have put the king of Jinn in such great favor if they did not have any sort of favoritism towards it. Both the author and the king of Jinn both want hard, concrete proofs and arguments. It is also clear that the Brethren of Purity advocate that a moderator should listen to both arguments from both sides extensively before making a decision. If one looks closely enough, the text is replete with rationalist thought and the encouragement of only using rational proofs and