| Management number | 232109963 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$0.34 | Model Number | 232109963 | ||
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At the height of the Islamic Golden Age, in the first half of the 11th century, the Arab poet and freethinker Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri touched off an entire literary scene around himself in his hometown of Maʻarra, Syria. With a religious skepticism bordering on atheism, al-Maʻarri attacked the established religious orthodoxy of his day, venturing to criticize Islamic, Christian, and Jewish doctrines alike. Calling himself “thrice-imprisoned” by his blindness, isolation, and physical embodiment, he argued for the ethical position of antinatalism and lived a life of asceticism (becoming in the process one of the first recorded individuals who intentionally lived what contemporary individuals might call a “vegan” lifestyle). These concepts all emerged in his poetry, part of which has survived in a collection known as the Luzumiyat or Unnecessary Necessity, a title referring to a challenging rhyme scheme that he invented and adopted for his quatrains. Read more
| ASIN | B0DMSRNVNH |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| Language | English |
| File size | 676 KB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | JollyJoy Books Pvt Ltd |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 153 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | October 20, 2024 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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