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‘Our Publications’ collection is a bibliographic database of the Foundation's own publications. These works are the outcome of prominent research projects and events carried out by the three centres of the Foundation, i.e. the ‘Manuscripts Centre’, the ‘Mawsoa Centre’ and the ‘Maqasid Centre’.

This collection was added to the ‘Al-Furqan Digital Library’ to enrich the user research experience. The collection is continuously updated, and currently contains over 200 works in over 400 volumes. These cover both introductory and advanced topics discussed and presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Islamic written heritage.

It also includes many popular and heavily cited publications, as well as award winning works, such as the critical edition of al-Isfizāri’s book which deals with the field of mechanics, known as “the sciences of weights and mechanical devices” (‘Ilmay al-Athqāl wal-Ḥiyal). Other popular items include works by the late famous scholar Annemarie Schimmel, such as The Secrets of Creative Love (1998) and Islam and the Wonders of Creation(2003); and many other highly demanded references, including the unique Encyclopaedia of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madīnah Al-Munawwarah.

Meccan Romantic (Ghazal) Poets during Umayyad Period

By Yosuf Bakkar
2009
Arabic
Studies
1
9781788146579
Book
Paperback
1
193
0.242 kg
Yosuf Bakkar (Author)

This study brings to light the poetic abilities of Makkans and what characterised their nature and aesthetic appreciation. The study looked at the position of Makkah on the poetic literary landscape in general and in romantic poetry (ghazal) in particular. The author researches the types of ghazal, such as politically malicious and conniving ghazal, superficial and dishonest ghazal, praise, reward and exaltation ghazal, the ghazal of the jurists, honourable ghazal and civil ghazal. The book ends with a literature review of ghazal in the poetry of the Makkans from the pre-Islamic period (Jāhiliyah) up to the Umayyad period.