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[126] [ah] Al-Isfahani's capacity as a writer is well illustrated by Abu Deeb, who depicts al-Isfahani as "one of the finest writers of Arabic prose in his time, with a remarkable ability to relate widely different types of aḵbār in a rich, lucid, rhythmic, and precise style, only occasionally exploiting such formal effects as saǰʿ ...
Abu al-Faraj importantly included performance directions for many of the songs included in Kitāb al-Aghānī. Due to the accompanying biographical annotations on the personages, the work is an important historical and historiographical source; it is also useful for those interested in the sociology of Arabic literature .
Book of Songs may refer to: . Classic of Poetry, sometimes referred to as Book of Songs, an anthology of ancient Chinese poetry; Kitab al-Aghani, a collection of poems and songs by 10th-century Arab scholar Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
Abu al-Faraj is a title or given name, derived from the name Faraj, of Arabic origins. During the Middle Ages, the name Abu al-Faraj (Arabic: أبو الفرج, lit. 'Father of Faraj') was a title for many Arab and Jewish poets and scholars. [1] Notable people named Abu al-Faraj include:
Abu'l-Fadl al-Isfahani, also known as the Isfahani Mahdi, was a young Persian man who in 931 CE was declared to be "God incarnate" by the Qarmatian leader of Bahrayn, Abu Tahir al-Jannabi. This new apocalyptic leader, however, caused great disruption by rejecting traditional aspects of Islam , and promoting ties to Zoroastrianism .
The Arab historians mainly had a favourable opinion of Hassan Yuha'min, describing him a courageous and a just leader. However, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani narrated that Hassan Yuha'min was very stubborn and immature, with an extremely oppressive rule which lead to his own assassination at the hands of his brother, Sharhabil Ya'fur.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Dawoud Abu Alkas and Ramadan Abed. CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -On foot or riding rickshaws, many Palestinians exhausted by war in Gaza began returning to the ruins of their homes ...
Fatat al-Khedr (Arabic: فتاةُ الخِدرْ; lit. ' Lady of the Palace ') is an Arabic poem from the pre-Islamic period composed by Al-Munakhal.According to the old tales and what is recorded by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Al-Munakhal composed the poem for Queen Malawiya (Al-Mutajareda), the daughter of Zuhayr ibn Jadhima and the wife of King Al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir, after he had an ...