Iranian Revival after Post Conquest Trauma as Reflected in Ibn al-Muqaffa‘’s Oeuvre The purpose of this paper is to analyze the ambiguous relationships between conquerors and vanquished, Arabs and Persians, men of power and political intellectuals, as well as Islam and Dualist religious thought. This analysis will be focused on the writings attributed to the eighth-century k?tib Ibn al-Muqaffa‘ and on the and biographical accounts about him. Ibn al-Muqaffa‘’s oeuvre and personal destiny reveal the dialectic of submission, revolt and mutual integration, which shaped the intellectual history of the early centuries following the Islamic conquests. It is well-known that the Persian Ibn al-Muqaffa‘’s writings lie at the foundations of early Arabic prose. Yet, the contents of his works are equally important for our understanding the history of political, religious and legal thought in the early ‘Abbasid period. The proposed paper demonstrates that all of Ibn al-Muqaffa‘’s works (among them historical writings, tales, aphorisms, political epistles and translations) formed an educational program for the cultivation of a social elite in the ‘Abbasid era. This paper reveals that Ibn al-Muqaffa‘’s creative contribution lies in the way in which he adapted and transformed ancient Persian wisdom to respond to the political questions of his day. I argue that, contrary to the opinions expressed in most of the scholarly literature, the contradictions between different writings attributed to Ibn al-Muqaffa‘ do not invalidate their authenticity, inasmuch as they reflect the complex and contentious social, ethnic and religious contexts in which these texts were written. Ibn al-Muqaffa‘ is the representative par excellence of in the Persian kutt?b (scribes, secretaries), who were often maw?l? (converts to Islam “adopted” by an Arab family, clan or tribe) but also zan?diqa (“heretics” with dualist ideas). My analysis on Ibn al-Muqaffa‘’s writings also addresses the influence of the Zandaqa on the Mu‘tazila. Ibn al-Muqaffa‘’s and other Persian authors translated Middle Persian historiographical works into Arabic. As a result, S?s?nian history was introduced into Islamic universal histories. I argue that this inclusion of Persian history into Islamic sources helped Persian Muslims to integrate in Islamic society while maintaining their distinct identity. My research is based on all available primary sources on Ibn al-Muqaffa‘, including the writings attributed to him as well as quotations and reports of later authors. From these latter sources, the proposed paper will draw from writings by al-J??i?, Ibn al-Nad?m, al-Bal??ur?, ‘Abd al-Jabb?r al-Q???, al-B?r?n? and Ibn Qutayba.