LITERATURES DESCENDED FROMTHE ARABICPAGEIntroduction—How the Teaching of Mohammed Spread into Many Lands and Created Many Literatures1MEDIEVAL ARAB LITERATUREI.—The Sunan,Or Holy Traditions of Mohammed (A.D.850-890)9II.—Early History and Science33Masoudi's "Golden Meadows" (A.D.956)37Legends of the Early Caliphs.Avicenna on "Medicine" (A.D.1020)90The Chief Work of the Arabs' Chief Scientist.Al Biruni's "Existing Monuments" (A.D.1040)92The First Effort at Scientific Study of the Past.III.—Philosophy and Religion97Al Ghazali's "Rescuer from Error" (A.D.1106)102The Spiritual Autobiography of a Great Teacher.Zamakhshari's "Kashshaf," or "Discoverer ofTruth" (A.D.1140)134The Boldest Commentary on the Koran.Zamakhshari's "Golden Necklaces"138Mohammedan Precepts of Morality.IV.—Romance141The "Assemblies" of Al Hariri (A.D.1122)145The Most Renowned Piece of Pure Literature in Arabic.V.—The Poets of Arabia203MOORISH LITERATUREVI.—Science and History235Averroes' "Philosophy" (A.D.1195)239Al Maqqari's "Breath of Perfumes" (A.D.1628)241VII.—Love Poetry of the Spanish Moors243TURKISH LITERATUREVIII.—Legends and Poetry257The Queen of Night, an Old Folk-lore Tale262The Earliest Turkish Poem (A.D.1332)272Book of Alexander the Great (A.D.1412)273The Loves of Shirin (A.D.1426)275The Book of Mohammed (A.D.1449)277Poems by Turkish Sultans280Turkish Poetesses290The Great Turkish Poets292IX.—The Travels of Sidi Ali Reis327The "Mirror of Countries" (A.D.1556)332Bibliography of Arabic Literature397
FACING PAGEThe Slave Girl of Abu ZaydFrontispieceThe Death of Abu Mustem42The Song of Abu Al Salam210The Queen of Night264The Ancient Church of St. Sophia320