ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1964, this volume gathers together extracts from many of Arberry’s best-known works and supplements them with a selection of previously unpublished translations. The material therefore presents a vivid picture of the richness and variety of Islamic civilization from its origins to the late twentieth century.

chapter |13 pages

Arabia Deserta

chapter |20 pages

The Speech of Allah

chapter |47 pages

Wisdom from the East

chapter |36 pages

Science from the West

chapter |36 pages

La Dolce Vita

chapter |27 pages

Religious Counsels

chapter |38 pages

Mystical Moments

chapter |23 pages

Lyrical Interlude

chapter |29 pages

Faith and Doubt

chapter |36 pages

Parable and Anecdote

chapter |15 pages

The Art of Ḥāfiẓ

chapter |19 pages

Two Modern Egyptian Poets

chapter |26 pages

The Revolt of Islam