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The victory of the Marwānids
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ISBN: 1438402880 0585084424 9780585084428 Year: 1990 Publisher: Albany, New York : State University of New York Press,

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Islamic Empire --- History

The war between brothers
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ISBN: 1438402899 0585084416 9780585084411 0791410854 0791410862 9780791410868 0791410862 9780791410851 0791410854 9781438402895 Year: 1992 Publisher: Albany : State University of New York Press,

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The victory of Islam
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ISBN: 1438402902 0585155127 9780585155128 0791431495 9781438402901 Year: 1997 Publisher: Albany, N.Y. State University of New York Press


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A reader of classical Arabic literature
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Year: 1996 Publisher: Venezia Cafoscarina

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A reader of classical Arabic literature
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ISBN: 9781937040031 Year: 2012 Publisher: Atlanta Lockwood Press

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The history of al-Ṭabarī. 8: The victory of Islam
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ISBN: 0791431495 0791431509 9780791431498 Year: 1997 Publisher: Albany (N.Y.) : State university of New York press,

The history of al-Ṭabarī. 21: The victory of the Marwānids
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ISBN: 0791402215 0791402223 9780791402214 Year: 1990 Publisher: Albany (N.Y.) : State university of New York press,

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Kalilah and Dimnah : fables of virtue and vice
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ISBN: 1479806560 Year: 2021 Publisher: New York, New York : New York University Press,

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Timeless fables of loyalty and betrayal Like Aesop’s Fables, Kalīlah and Dimnah is a collection designed not only for moral instruction, but also for the entertainment of readers. The stories, which originated in the Sanskrit Panchatantra and Mahabharata, were adapted, augmented, and translated into Arabic by the scholar and state official Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ in the second/eighth century. The stories are engaging, entertaining, and often funny, from “The Man Who Found a Treasure But Could Not Keep It,” to “The Raven Who Tried To Learn To Walk Like a Partridge” and “How the Wolf, the Raven, and the Jackal Destroyed the Camel.” Kalīlah and Dimnah is a “mirror for princes,” a book meant to inculcate virtues and discernment in rulers and warn against flattery and deception. Many of the animals who populate the book represent ministers counseling kings, friends advising friends, or wives admonishing husbands. Throughout, Kalīlah and Dimnah offers insight into the moral lessons Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ believed were important for rulers—and readers.


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Kalīlah and Dimnah : fables of virtue and vice
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ISBN: 9781479806539 1479806536 Year: 2021 Publisher: New York (N.Y.) : New York university press,

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