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A.Z. Foreman on Why Classical Arabic Poetry Resists Translation (via Arabic Literature (in English))

This is not so much a guest post as something I rescued out of this site's comments. But if A.Z. Foreman, the author of "Poems in Translation," minds, I suppose he'll tell me. From A.Z. Foreman The problem with so … Continue reading

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A runaway slave (via Arabic Gems ~ جواهر العربية)

al-Salāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāh, The Story of Prophet Yunus in the Qur’an is told only briefly in Surah al-Anbiya and Surah Saffat, although he is referred to elsewhere, such as al-Qalam. In brief, he was sent to a people whose … Continue reading

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The Question of Myth (via Quranist Islam)

The anonymity of the internet yields the kind of honest one would be more hard pressed to find in real life. I value this honesty a great deal as it is the first step towards acquiring authentic faith, that is, … Continue reading

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