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Burning books and killing scientists!
In Old Iranian (Parsiyan) writing, wrote:
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<…. Alexander in
Estakhr (Persepolis) burn 12000 cow skin from our Avesta book…>
(= In Nameh Tansar with old writing to Avesta character)
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Masoodi also told: <
that Avesta books written on 12000 cow skin.>
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< Devil misleads roman
Alexander that lived in Egypt that comes to Iranshahr with oppression
and fight and heavy loss. Kill king of Iran and destroyed disturbed kingdom
and all books Avesta and Zand, placed on trimmed cow skins, written by gold
written, and was in the library in persepolis; devil, inwardly bad, malicious
Alexander burning, destroyed and kills wiser, scientists, scholarly,
sage, learned, wise, chief, magnanimous, judge, priest, and he broke and go to
hell.> (Written in Ardaviraf-nameh with old writing to Avesta character.)
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Hamze Esfahani wrote:<
When Alexander victory on Babylon land and defeat its people, envy to
their science that specific for them and none of the nations attain; and burn
all books, then kill, learned, wise, chief, scientists, priest and simple
people, and all people that keeping science and historical dates.>
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< Mongolian
attacked destroyed everywhere and plunderer all things, and In Iran killed
hundred thousands people savagely, many books and libraries burnt in fire. And
for long time, baths warmed with burning books.>
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Vasaf: <Changiz
(Mongol Genghis) order to kill all even fetus in mother stomach and also
kill all quadrupeds ….>
Birooni Kharazmi in Asaralbaghiyeh told that:
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< Ghatibeh-Ebne
Moslem to put all people to the sword who know Kharazmi writing and who
knows Kharazmi news and teach this news and information between them, join to
previous group…>
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Birooni Kharazmi told
that: < Ghatiben-Ebne Moslem to put writers, wiser, scientists, to the
sword, and all books and writing burnt and until time Kharazmi people be
illiterate and only their confidence in history's and science requirement is
to mind power. >
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Ebne Khaldoon told that:
< When Iran's book is available for Arab Sadebne Vaghas wrote a letter
to Omarebne Khatab about books' translation. Omar wrote to him that put
books on the water, which guidance on them, god guides us to more guidance in
the Koran and if aberration is, god gets rid of it. Then put these books in
water or fire and many Iranian science collected on those books, become
extinct and don't available for us.>
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< unfortunately valuable
store of mathematician's books before Islam extinct in different war in
pillaging and firing and tribute, and whatever remain, extinct in time of Arabs attacked and
Mongol pillage. Only see amidst the books is
counted in finger and different treatises desultory, stone writing and
petrographs that cause of surprise and thinking.>
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