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The Epistle of Forgiveness

ABŪ L-ʿALĀʾ AL-MAʿARRĪ Edited and translated by GEERT JAN VAN GELDER and GREGOR SCHOELER An imaginative tour of the afterlife by the Syrian poet and prose writer, alMaʿarrī, in mocking reply to a letter from a pedantic grammarian.

Introduction by JULIA BRAY Foreword by MARINA WARNER A compilation of anecdotes about thirty-nine women who were consorts to those in power.

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A Treasury of Virtues Sayings, Sermons and Teachings of ʿAlī with the One Hundred Proverbs, attributed to al-Jāḥiẓ AL-QĀḌĪ AL-QUḌĀʿĪ Edited and translated by TAHERA QUTBUDDIN

A collection of teachings attributed to ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.

“Van Gelder and Schoeler present one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature.”

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“Qutbuddin’s edition proves to be definitive.”

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Women and the Court of Baghdad IBN AL-SĀʿĪ Edited by SHAWKAT M. TOORAWA Translated by the EDITORS OF THE LIBRARY OF ARABIC LITERATURE

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IBN AL-JAWZĪ Edited and translated by MICHAEL COOPERSON A biography of one of the most influential figures in Islam, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, including his legendary confrontation with the caliphal Inquisition.

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ABŪ BAKR AL-ṢŪLĪ Edited and translated by BEATRICE GRUENDLER Translated into English for the first time, the courtier and scholar Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā al-Ṣūlī mounts a robust defense of “modern” poetry and of Abū Tammām’s significance as a poet against his detractors.

Virtues of the Imam Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal

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The Life and Times of Abū Tammām

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AḤMAD FĀRIS AL-SHIDYĀQ Translated by HUMPHREY DAVIES A semi-autobiographical novel by a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern Arab world.

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The Expeditions

An Early Biography of Muhammad MAʿMAR IBN RĀSHID Translated by SEAN W. ANTHONY One of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muhammad to survive into the modern era.

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The Epistle on Legal Theory

AL-SHĀFIʿĪ Translated by JOSEPH E. LOWRY The oldest surviving Arabic work on Islamic legal theory and a foundational document of Islamic jurisprudence, offering the first systematic treatment of key issues in Islamic legal thought.

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Disagreements of the Jurists

The Principles of Sufism

ʿĀʾISHAH AL-BĀʿŪNIYYAH Edited and translated by TH. EMIL HOMERIN A spiritual guidebook by ʿĀʾishah al-Bāʿūniyyah of Damascus, one of the greatest women scholars in Islamic history.

A Manual of Islamic Legal Theory AL-QĀḌĪ AL-NUʿMĀN Edited and translated by DEVIN J. STEWART

A major work on Islamic legal theory, now available in English for the first time.

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Two Arabic Travel Books

Accounts of China and India ABŪ ZAYD AL-SĪRĀFĪ Edited and translated by TIM MACKINTOSH-SMITH

Mission to the Volga IBN FAḌLĀN Edited and translated by JAMES E. MONTGOMERY Combines two exceptional exemplars of Arabic travel writing, penned in the same era but chronicling divergent experiences.

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“Masterful…. Homerin’s elegant and readable translation is made especially valuable by the sideby-side presentation of the Arabic and English texts.”

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What does it mean to be an American Muslim today?

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Understanding the U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

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What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us

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A Library of Arabic Literature Anthology Selected and translated by GEERT JAN VAN GELDER A rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the 18th century.

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The New American Zionism THEODORE SASSON

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Promised Lands Before Israel

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Transnational Lives and the South Asian Experience in Texas

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In the Shadow of Zion

Lone Star Muslims

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Common Lives, Uncommon Heritage

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How to Use Your Research to Change the World

The Ambiguous Politics of Market Islam in Turkey and the World

Gender in Judaism and Islam

Beth Baron, Director of Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center, CUNY

The Public Professor

Classical Arabic Literature

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Gülen

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A Vision for our Century

MOUSTAFA BAYOUMI

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or, A Period of Time MUḤAMMAD AL-MUWAYLIḤĪ Edited and translated by ROGER ALLEN Paving the way for the modern Arabic novel, this work is invaluable both for its sociological insight into colonial Egypt and its pioneering role in Arabic literary history.

A Year at the Helm of the United Nations General Assembly

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