A Literary History of the ArabsPsychology Press, 1995 - 506 pages First published in 2004. This is an edited version of 'A Literary History of the Arabs', published in 1907 by the author to include more useful information and accuracies and is meant for students of Arabic |
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Abbasid Abdu Abdulláh Abú Abú Bakr Abu l-'Alá Adí Aghání Alí Almoravides ancient Arabian poetry Arabs Baghdad Banú Başra Bedouin Book Buwayhids Caliph called camels celebrated century Christian Damascus death Dhú Divine Diwán doctrine dynasty Egypt Empire famous Farazdaq father Ghassanids Goldziher Hamása Hárith Hárún Himyar Himyarite Híra Hishám honour Ibid Ibn Khaldún Ibn Khallikán Ibn Qutayba Ibnu Imám inscriptions Islam Ka'ba Khárijites Khurásán king Kitábu Koran Kremer Kúfa l-Dhahab l-Din language Literary History literature lived Manichæan Manşúr Mecca Medína Moslem Mu'awiya Mu'tazilites Muḥammad Muḥammadan Mundhir Murjites Mutanabbí mystical Nöldeke Nu'mán Nuwás odes origin pagan period Persian philosophical poems poet Pre-islamic prince Prophet Qays Quraysh reader regarded reign religion religious Sabæan Sayfu l-Dawla says Shi'ites Slane's translation Spain Súfi Súfiism Súras Syria Tabarí Taghlib thee thou tion tradition tribe Umar Umayyad verses Vizier words writing Yemen Zayd Zindiqs