Author : Luke Yarbrough
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479813230
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Tajrid sayf al-himmah li-stikhraj ma fi dhimmat al-dhimmah by : Luke Yarbrough
Download or read book Tajrid sayf al-himmah li-stikhraj ma fi dhimmat al-dhimmah written by Luke Yarbrough and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tajrid sayf al-himmah li-stikhraj ma fi dhimmat al-dhimmah is a scholarly, Arabic-only edition of a text by 'Uthman ibn Ibrahim al-Nabulusi, which is also available in English translation from the Library of Arabic Literature as The Sword of Ambition. In this work addressed to the Ayyubid sultan, al-Nabulusi argues against employing Coptic and Jewish officials, leaving no rhetorical stone unturned as he pours his deep knowledge of history, law, and literature into the work. An Arabic edition with English scholarly apparatus.