At a glance
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Badi' al-Zaman
ابن همذان يخترع المقامة: أدب التكفف.
Al-Hariri
قاسم الحريري: خمسون مقامة تتوج الفن.
Basra
مدينة المقامات: أدب البصرة يعم العالم.
The style
سجع وفصاحة وألغاز: نثر معقّد.
The legacy
من المقامة إلى الرواية: أصل القصة.
Maqamat al-Hariri · A Thousand and One Nights (Hazar Afsana)
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Overview
A path through a unique Arabic literary genre: Badi' al-Zaman invents it, and al-Hariri brings it to its peak. A rogue who travels the lands.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Art of the Maqama”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-maqama/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.