Answers and questions from two famous philosophersWhat is the reason laughter is contagious? Why do mountains exist? What is the reason we yearn for the past, even though it’s a victim of suffering? It covers a broad range of topics that span…
Two Arabic Travel Books The two books combine two outstanding examples that are a masterpiece of Arabic travel writing, written in the same period however, they report on wildly different experiences. accounts for China or India can be described as a collection of…
Many essay concerning Moroccan historical background, Sufism in particular, as well as religious and cultural life Al-Hasan al-Yusi was arguably the most well-known and influential Moroccan intellectual of his time. In 1084/1685 at the age of about fifty-four, after a long…
A merchant’s account of travels within an independent African stateMuhammad ibn ‘Umar al -Tunisi (d. 1274/1857) was part of the lineage of Tunisian merchants who traded with Egypt and, more recently, Sudan. Al-Tunisi was born in Cairo and was a graduate…
Merchant’s report of journeys across an autonomous African stateMuhammad ibn Umar al-Tunisi (d. 1274/1857) was a member of an extended group of Tunisian merchants who traded with Egypt and, more recently, Sudan. Al-Tunisi was born in Cairo and was a graduate…
Unique in pre-twentieth-century Arabic literature for taking the countryside as its central theme, Yusuf al-Shirbini’s Brains Confounded combines a mordant satire on seventeenth-century Egyptian rural society with a hilarious parody of the verse-and-commentary genre so beloved by scholars of his day. in…
A merchant’s account of journeys in an independent African state Muhammad ibn ‘Umar al -Tunisi (d. 1274/1857) was a member of the lineage of Tunisian merchants who traded with Egypt and the present Sudan. Al-Tunisi was born in Cairo and attended…
The birth, life and the early years of ‘the Fariyaq’, the alter ego of Arab scholar Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq “Leg over Leg” describes the life from birth to middle the age of “the Fariyaq,” alter identity for Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a…
The Heavens – Proverbs that of Prophet Muhammad with an authority that is second only to the Qur’an.These words from Muhammad (d. 11/632) prophet of God, as well as prophet for Islam is a cherished place in the heart of…
The accounts of women who have made headlines on the world’s largest courtConsorts of the Caliphs is a seventh/thirteenth-century compilation of anecdotes about thirty-eight women who were consorts to those in power, most of them concubines of the early Abbasid caliphs…
Caliph – Consorts of the Caliphs is a seventh/thirteenth-century compilation of anecdotes about thirty-eight women who were, as the title suggests, consorts to those in power, most of them concubines of the early Abbasid caliphs and wives of latter-day caliphs and…
Rhymes – Bawdy, witty and savage Yusuf al Shirbini’s Brains Confused is a battle between those who are “coarse” rural population against the “refined” urban populace. The first volume outlines the 3 rural “types”–peasant farmer, village man of religion and the rural dervish,…
War Song – Love poems and battle written by the legendary Arabian warriorFrom the highlands of the sixth century of Najd in Najd, in the Arabian peninsula in the Arabian peninsula, just before the introduction of Islam as it was…
The birth, life and the early years of ‘the Fariyaq’, the alter-ego of the Arab scholar Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq The Leg Over Leg tells the story from birth until middle old age, of ‘the fariyaq an alter ego that was the…
A beautiful translation of Arabic stories of enchantment and wonderThe story has been translated to English for the the first time The Hundred and One Nights is a wonderful instance of the rich tradition of popular Arabic storytelling. Much like the well-known Thousand and…
Ahmad Ibn Ḥanbal – The Life of Ibn Hanbal is an English translation from the biographies of Ibn Hanbal by the Baghdad preacher as well as scholar and storyteller Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597/1200) The text has been rewritten and abridged for…
The birth, life and early years of the Fariyaq, the alter-ego of the Arab scholar Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq The Leg Over Leg describes the life and the birth, up to middle age of “the Fariyaq,” alter the alter ego that was…
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Fasting While Traveling – The majority of Muslims prefer to remain close to their home during the time they refer to as Ramadan because traveling can be emotionally and physical exhausting even when you’re on a fast. The majority of…
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