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Frogs and knives

Name: Frogs and knives
Author: عبد الملك بن محمد بن إسماعيل أبو منصور الثعالبي (المتوفى: 429هـ)

اللطائف والظرائف

Author: عبد الملك بن محمد بن إسماعيل أبو منصور الثعالبي (المتوفى: 429هـ) (d. 429)

About this work

اللطائف والظرائف هو كتاب ألفه الثعالبي لأبي العباس مأمون بن مأمون خوارزم شاه بالجرجانية التي أقام بها من سنة 403 هـ حتى سنة 407 هـ.

Translation

Al-Latif wa Al-Zaraif is a book written by Al-Tha’alabi for Abu Al-Abbas Ma’mun bin Ma’mun Khwarazm Shah in Al-Jurjaniya, where he resided from the year 403 AH until the year 407 AH.

Topics covered

Entrance
Chapter on praising the world
Chapter on slandering the world
Chapter on praising eternity
Chapter on slandering eternity
Chapter on praising the Sultan
Chapter on slandering the Sultan
Chapter on praising the work of the Sultan
Chapter on condemning the actions of the Sultan
Chapter on praising the ministry
Chapter on slandering the Ministry
Chapter on praising the mind
Chapter on slandering the mind
Chapter on praising science
Chapter on slandering sciences
Chapter on praising calligraphy and pen
Chapter on condemning the handwriting and pen
Chapter on praising literature
Chapter on disparaging literature
Chapter on praising poetry and poets
Chapter on slandering poetry and poets
Chapter on praising books and notebooks
Chapter on slandering books and notebooks
Chapter on praising trade
Chapter on slandering trade

اللطف واللطائف