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Leg over Leg
Finalist for the 2016 National Translation Award given by the American Literary Translators' Association The life, birth, and early years of 'the Fariyaq'—the alter ego of the …
Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abu Shaduf Expounded, with Risible Rhymes
Witty, bawdy, and vicious, Yusuf al-Shirbini’s Brains Confounded pits the “coarse” rural masses against the “refined” urban population. In Volume One, al-Shirbini describes the …
Consorts of the Caliphs
Accounts of remarkable women at the world's most powerful court Consorts of the Caliphs is a seventh/thirteenth-century compilation of anecdotes about thirty-eight women who were …
The Discourses
Wide-ranging essays on Moroccan history, Sufism, and religious life Al-?asan al-Yusi was arguably the most influential and well-known Moroccan intellectual figure of his …
The Philosopher Responds
Questions and answers from two great philosophers Why is laughter contagious? Why do mountains exist? Why do we long for the past, even if it is scarred by suffering? Spanning a …
The Epistle on Legal Theory
The Epistle on Legal Theory is the oldest surviving Arabic work on Islamic legal theory and the foundational document of Islamic jurisprudence. Its author, Muhammad ibn Idris …
The Book of Travels
The adventures of the man who created Aladdin The Book of Travels is ?anna Diyab’s remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the …
The Book of Travels
The adventures of the man who created Aladdin The Book of Travels is ?anna Diyab’s remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the …
Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn ?anbal
A?mad ibn ?anbal (d. 241/855), renowned for his profound knowledge of hadith—the reports of the Prophet’s sayings and deeds—is a major figure in the history of Islam. Ibn ?anbal’s …
Scents and Flavors
Delectable recipes from the medieval Middle East This popular thirteenth-century Syrian cookbook is an ode to what its anonymous author calls the “greater part of the pleasure of …
What ?Isa ibn Hisham Told Us
With What ?Isa ibn Hisham Told Us, the Library of Arabic Literature brings readers an acknowledged masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian …
A Treasury of Virtues
A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40/661), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first …