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Free literature in Arab gardens
مجاني الأدب في حدائق العرب
Author: رزق الله بن يوسف بن عبد المسيح بن يعقوب شيخو (المتوفى: 1346هـ) (d. 1346)
About this work
يتناول كتاب "مجاني الأدب في حدائق العرب" للأب لويس شيخو موضوعات متعددة في الأدب والبلاغة، منها الحكم والأمثال السائرة وأمثال الحيوانات، مع التركيز على الجوانب الدينية والتقوى في حياة العرب. الكتاب يجمع بين العمق الفكري والأسلوب الأدبي، مستعرضاً محتويات ثقافية وعلمية غنية تعكس رؤية مؤلفه الواسعة في مجال الأدب العربي.
Translation
The book “Free Literature in the Gardens of the Arabs” by Father Louis Sheikho deals with various topics in literature and rhetoric, including wisdom, walking proverbs, and animal proverbs, with a focus on the religious and pious aspects of Arab life. The book combines intellectual depth and literary style, presenting rich cultural and scientific content that reflects its author’s broad vision in the field of Arabic literature.
Topics covered
- The first chapter is about religiosity and piety
- Belief in the existence of God
- God's power
- God knew
- God's wisdom and management
- Fear God
- Praise be to God Almighty
- Commitment to prayer
- Mention of the afterlife
- The humiliation of the world
- Ibrahim bin Adham asceticized in this world
- Chapter Two: Judgment
- The third chapter is about common proverbs
- cat
- Chapter Four: Proverbs about animal tongues
- Dogs and fox
- Goose and hook
- Boy and scorpion
- Ferrets and chickens
- Human and idol
- Human and death
- Two cats and a monkey
- Hunter and bird
- black
- Fox and drum
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