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The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala: Selected from his Luzum ma la Yalzam and Suct us-Zand

by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri

Level C2 · ProficientPoetryPhilosophy6 chapters
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About this book

About this book

In a time of superstition and strife, a blind poet wields reason and wisdom as his weapons, challenging bigotry and tyranny with fierce intellect and soulful verse. Journey through his luminous reflections on freedom, faith, and the human spirit’s boundless quest.

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Contents

6 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02PREFACE.
03THE LUZUMIYAT OF ABU’L-ALA
04NOTES TO THE QUATRAINS
05PRESS AND PERSONAL NOTICES
06Colophon

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