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The Sacred Books of the East, Volume 6 (of 14) Medieval Arabic, Moorish, and Turkish

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THE SACRED BOOKS AND EARLY LITERATURE OF THE EAST
CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI
ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME VI
INTRODUCTION HOW THE TEACHING OF MOHAMMED SPREAD INTO MANY LANDS AND CREATED MANY LITERATURES
ARABIC LITERATURE
- THE SUNAN THE DEEDS AND SAYINGS OF MOHAMMED AS PRESERVED BY HIS FOLLOWERS
  - (INTRODUCTION)
  - SELECTIONS FROM THE SUNAN OR, SAYINGS AND TRADITIONS OF MOHAMMED
- EARLY HISTORY AND SCIENCE
  - (INTRODUCTION)
  - THE BOOK OF GOLDEN MEADOWS AND OF MINES OF PRECIOUS STONES
  - ON MEDICINE (BY AVICENNA)
  - THE EXISTING MONUMENTS OR "CHRONOLOGY" OF AL BIRUNI
- PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
  - (INTRODUCTION)
  - THE RESCUER FROM ERROR
  - ZAMAKHSHARI'S COMMENTARY ON THE KORAN
  - GOLDEN NECKLACES OR THE MAXIMS OF ZAMAKHSHAHI
- THE "ASSEMBLIES" OF AL HARIRI
  - (INTRODUCTION)
  - PREFACE
  - THE FIRST ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF SAN'A")15
  - THE SECOND ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF HOLWAN")16
  - THE THIRD ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF KAYLAH")17
  - THE FOURTH ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF DAMIETTA")18
  - THE FIFTH ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF KUFA")19
  - THE SIXTH ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF MERAGHAH," OR "THE DIVERSIFIED")20
  - THE SEVENTH ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF BARAK'ID")21
  - THE EIGHTH ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF MA'AKRAH")22
  - THE NINTH ASSEMBLY, (CALLED "OF ALEXANDRIA")24
  - THE TENTH ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF RAHBAH")25
  - THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF SAWEH")26
  - THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY (CALLED "OF DAMASCUS")27
- THE POETS OF ARABIA
  - (INTRODUCTION)
  - THE SONG OF MAISUNA28
  - TO MY FATHER29
  - ON FATALISM30
  - TO THE CALIPH HAROUN AL RASHID31
  - LINES TO HAROUN AND YAHIA32
  - THE RUIN OF THE BARMECIDES33
  - TO TAHER BEN HOSIEN34
  - TO MY MISTRESS35
  - TO A FEMALE CUP-BEARER36
  - MASHDUD ON THE MONKS OF KHABBET37
  - RAKEEK TO HIS FEMALE COMPANIONS
  - DIALOGUE BY RAIS
  - TO A LADY WEEPING38
  - ON A VALETUDINARIAN
  - ON A MISER
  - TO CASSIM OBIO ALLAH39
  - A FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY40
  - TO A CAT
  - FIRE
  - TO A LADY BLUSHING41
  - ON THE VICISSITUDES OF LIFE
  - TO A DOVE
  - ON A THUNDER-STORM
  - TO MY FAVORITE MISTRESS
  - CRUCIFIXION OF EBN BAKIAH
  - CAPRICES OF FORTUNE42
  - ON LIFE
  - EXTEMPORE VERSES44
  - ON THE DEATH OF A SON45
  - ON MODERATION IN OUR PLEASURES46
  - THE VALE OF BOZAA47
  - TO ADVERSITY48
  - ON THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF PRIDE AND TRUE GLORY49
  - THE DEATH OF NEDHAM ALMOLK
  - TO A LADY
  - AN EPIGRAM50
  - ON A LITTLE MAN WITH A VERY LARGE BEARD
  - THE LAMENT OF THE VIZIER ABU ISMAEL51
MOORISH LITERATURE
- SCIENCE AND HISTORY AMONG THE MOORS
  - (INTRODUCTION)
  - PHILOSOPHIC THOUGHTS
  - TARIK'S ADDRESS TO HIS SOLDIERS
- POETRY OF THE SPANISH MOORS
  - (INTRODUCTION)
  - VERSES TO MY DAUGHTERS53
  - SERENADE TO MY SLEEPING MISTRESS54
  - THE INCONSISTENT57
  - THE BULLFIGHT OF GAZUL58
  - THE ZEGRI'S BRIDE59
  - ZARA'S EARRINGS
  - THE LAMENTATION FOR CELIN
TURKISH LITERATURE
- LEGEND AND POETRY AMONG THE TURKS
  - (INTRODUCTION)
  - THE QUEEN OF NIGHT
  - THE DIVAN OF THE LOVER THE EARLIEST TURKISH POEM
  - THE BOOK OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
  - THE LOVES OF SHIRIN
  - THE BOOK OF MOHAMMED
- POEMS BY TURKISH RULERS
  - RUBA'I
  - GAZEL
  - FRAGMENT OF GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - FRAGMENT
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - TO SULTAN MURAD IV.
  - IN REPLY TO THE PRECEDING
  - LUGAZ
  - MUNAJAT
- TURKISH POETESSES
  - A GAZEL BY ZEYNEB
  - A GAZEL BY MIHRI
  - A GAZEL BY MIHRI
- POEMS OF NEJATI
  - FROM HIS SPRING QASIDA
  - FROM HIS QASIDA ON THE ACCESSION OF SULTAN BAYEZID II.
  - GAZEL
  - RUBA'IS
- POEMS OF LAMI'I
  - ON AUTUMN
  - ON SPRING
  - ROSE TIME
- POEMS OF GAZALI
  - FROM AN ELEGY ON ISKENDER CHELEBI
  - FRAGMENT
- POEMS OF FUZULI
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - MUSEDDES
  - MUKHAMMES
  - FROM LEYLI AND MEJNUN
  - MEJNUN ADDRESSES NEVFIL
  - MEJNUN'S GAZEL
  - ZEYD'S VISION
- POEMS OF NABI
  - MUKHAMMES
  - GAZEL
- POEMS OF BAQI
  - A QAISDA ON SULTAN SULEIMAN
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - ON AUTUMN
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - GAZEL
  - ELEGY ON SULTAN SULEIMAN I.
- THE MIRROR OF COUNTRIES OR THE ADVENTURES OF SIDI ALI REIS
  - THE MIRROR OF COUNTRIES
  - THE MIRROR OF COUNTRIES OR THE ADVENTURES OF SIDI ALI REIS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
- MEDIEVAL ARABIC
- TURKISH LITERATURE
- FOOTNOTES:
- Transcriber's Notes