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'''Zahra''' (died c. 860s), also known as ''' | '''Zahra''' (died c. 860s), also known as '''Al-Zarik''' or '''The Book Burner''', was an [[Arabia|Arab]] scholar and a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] who frequented the [[House of Wisdom]] in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
{{Dialogue|Zahra|That | {{Dialogue|Zahra|That old fool tinkering with his worthless ancient disc and helpless patients. Bah!|Soldier|Of course, ''sayyidati'' (my lady).|Zahra discussing Fazil Fahim al-Kemsa to her guard, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|Follow the Fiery Trail}} | ||
In the early 860s, Zahra had obtained a mysterious [[Voynich manuscript|book]] | In the early 860s, Zahra had obtained a mysterious [[Voynich manuscript|book]] written in an [[Isu script|unknown language]]. She later forced the scholar [[Hunayn ibn Ishaq]] from the House of Wisdom to translate it by threating him with death if he failed and imprisoning him within the [[Scriptorium]]. Zahra later returned to her [[Scholar's Estate|estate]], escorted by her [[Turkic Army|Turkic]] guards and servants. While sitting down on a bench to relax, she dismissed her superior's obsession with the [[Memory Seals|disk]] and stated her desire to become Head of the Order after having the book translated. However, around this time, she was being hunted by the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut|Alamut Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], who had waited for her return to [[Assassination|assassinate]] her.<ref name="FFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Follow the Fiery Trail]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Zahra's cryptonym of Al-Zarik is a reference to a {{Wiki|daeva}} from {{Wiki|Persian mythology}} named Zarik, who used their supernatural abilities as the embodiment of aging and [[poison]] to serve {{Wiki|Zoroastrianism}}'s central destructive spirit {{Wiki|Ahriman}}.<ref>{{WP|Zarik}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
ACMir Zahra Scholar Estate.jpg|Zahra | ACMir Zahra Scholar Estate.jpg|Zahra | ||
ACMir Follow the Fiery Trail 18.jpg|Zahra | ACMir Follow the Fiery Trail 18.jpg|Zahra arriving at her estate with her guards | ||
ACMir Follow the Fiery Trail 20.png|Zahra | ACMir Follow the Fiery Trail 20.png|Zahra being tended to by servants | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 5 January 2024
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Zahra (died c. 860s), also known as Al-Zarik or The Book Burner, was an Arab scholar and a member of the Order of the Ancients who frequented the House of Wisdom in Baghdad during the 9th century.
Biography
In the early 860s, Zahra had obtained a mysterious book written in an unknown language. She later forced the scholar Hunayn ibn Ishaq from the House of Wisdom to translate it by threating him with death if he failed and imprisoning him within the Scriptorium. Zahra later returned to her estate, escorted by her Turkic guards and servants. While sitting down on a bench to relax, she dismissed her superior's obsession with the disk and stated her desire to become Head of the Order after having the book translated. However, around this time, she was being hunted by the Alamut Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq, who had waited for her return to assassinate her.[1]
Behind the scenes
Zahra's cryptonym of Al-Zarik is a reference to a daeva from Persian mythology named Zarik, who used their supernatural abilities as the embodiment of aging and poison to serve Zoroastrianism's central destructive spirit Ahriman.[2]
Gallery
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Zahra -
Zahra arriving at her estate with her guards -
Zahra being tended to by servants
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Follow the Fiery Trail
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Zarik on Wikipedia