The Literary Treasury

خزانة الأدب

A trail through the classics of adab.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Kalila wa Dimna

    ابن المقفع ينقل الهند إلى العربية.

    Kalila wa-Dimna · Kalila wa-Dimna

  2. The Nights

    شهرزاد تحكي ألف ليلة: أشهر كتاب في العالم.

    A Thousand and One Nights (Hazar Afsana) · Baghdad

  3. Sindbad

    بحار بغداد: سبع رحلات خيالية.

    The book of Sindbad · Basra

  4. The maqamat

    بائع الكلام: فن القصة القصيرة.

    Maqamat Badi' al-Zaman · Maqamat al-Hariri

  5. Hayy ibn Yaqzan

    ابن طفيل يكتب فلسفة في قصة.

    Hayy ibn Yaqzan · ابن الطفيل

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Overview

A path through the classics of literature: Kalila wa Dimna enters Arabic, the Thousand and One Nights travels the world, and Sinbad sets out on seven voyages.

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islam.museum contributors. “The Literary Treasury”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-arab-lit/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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