The Epistle of Forgiveness, or A Pardon to Enter the Garden by Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī, Geert Jan Van Gelder, Matthew Reynolds, ʻAlī ibn Manṣūr Ibn al-Qāriḥ, Gregor Schoeler

The Epistle of Forgiveness, or A Pardon to Enter the Garden

Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī, Geert Jan Van Gelder, Matthew Reynolds, ʻAlī ibn Manṣūr Ibn al-Qāriḥ, Gregor Schoeler

530 pages • first pub 1033 (editions)

fiction philosophy poetry religion reflective slow-paced
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Known as one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature (Banipal Magazine), The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-'Ala' al-Ma'arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to a letter by an ...

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