Splitting the Moon: A Collection of Islamic Poetry

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The main characters of the tale are Bayad, a merchant's son and a foreigner from Damascus, and Riyad, a well-educated girl in the court of an unnamed Hajib of al-Andalus (vizier or minister), whose equally unnamed daughter, whose retinue includes Riyad, is referred to as the Lady.

Nawas himself however was more famous for his fine living; indeed, for many people he was a living scandal.That poetry was rooted in the oral tradition of the desert with all of its richness, passed on from generation to generation for untold centuries by tribal story-tellers. Dedicated to Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan, Joudah’s sequence formally enacts the devastating separations that have ruled and determined the lives of Palestinians, elegizing as well as celebrating the fragility of ordinary life under siege.

This time period caused tension amongst the early Islamic world, since the ode style of writing was seen as profane to the sacred text of the Quran. Civilisations may come and go, rise and fade, but culture and its arts linger on in oral histories and the written word. By the will of Allah some poems might make you happy if you are sad, lift you up if you are down, and hopefully by reading the inspirational stories will make you praise Allah! He] is able to blend the personal, emotional, spiritual and existential dimensions of human experience, and do so without in any way over-playing or undermining any aspect. Persian poetry originates in the modern-day countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Tajikistan, and Pakistan, along with some areas in India during the tenth century.Obviously, translations come in many shades and hues, and even if the translator colours the original meaning of the poem, the essential truths remain. By seeing through his eyes, my eyes have been opened to the quiet beauty of this peaceful, loving and dignified religion. have pushed the boundaries of stylistic experimentation even further in favour of prose poetry ( qasidat al-nathr). This volume offers a highly articulate meditation on the experience of faith in an increasingly problematic world.