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  2. Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Kitab al-Aghani - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Abu al-Faraj - Wikipedia

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    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 al-Faraj al-Isfahani (897–967), Arab historian and author of Kitāb al-Aghānī

  5. Book of Songs - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Fatat al-Khedr - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Abu'l-Fadl al-Isfahani - Wikipedia

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    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 .

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    Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan looms large over the country's political scene, despite being jailed. Now questions arise as to whether President Trump could bring him some relief.

  9. Category:Historians under the Buyid dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani; H. Hamza al-Isfahani; Hilal al-Sabi' M. Miskawayh This page was last edited on 28 October 2023, at 11:40 (UTC). Text is available under ...