With an Historical Survey and Descriptions by
Prof. CHARLES F. HORNE, PH.D.
PARKE, AUSTIN, AND LIPSCOMB, INC.
NEW YORK LONDON
"Let there be light."—GENESIS 1, 3.
"There never was a false god, nor was there ever really a false religion, unless you call a child a false man.""MAX MÜLLER.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI
| LITERATURES DESCENDED FROM THE ARABIC | ||
| PAGE | ||
| Introduction—How the Teaching of MohammedSpread into Many Lands and Created Many Literatures | [1] | |
| MEDIEVAL ARAB LITERATURE | ||
| I. | —The Sunan, | |
| Or Holy Traditions of Mohammed (A.D. 850-890) | [9] | |
| II. | —Early History and Science | [33] |
| Masoudi's "Golden Meadows" (A.D. 956) | [37] | |
| Legends of the Early Caliphs. | ||
| Avicenna on "Medicine" (A.D. 1020) | [90] | |
| The Chief Work of the Arabs' Chief Scientist. | ||
| Al Biruni's "Existing Monuments" (A.D. 1040) | [92] | |
| The First Effort at Scientific Study of the Past. | ||
| III. | —Philosophy and Religion | [97] |
| Al Ghazali's "Rescuer from Error" (A.D. 1106) | [102] | |
| The Spiritual Autobiography of a Great Teacher. | ||
| Zamakhshari's "Kashshaf," or "Discoverer of | ||
| Truth" (A.D. 1140) | [134] | |
| The Boldest Commentary on the Koran. | ||
| Zamakhshari's "Golden Necklaces" | [138] | |
| Mohammedan Precepts of Morality. | ||
| IV. | —Romance | [141] |
| The "Assemblies" of Al Hariri (A.D. 1122) | [145] | |
| The Most Renowned Piece of Pure Literaturein Arabic. | ||
| V. | —The Poets of Arabia | [203] |
| MOORISH LITERATURE | ||
| VI. | —Science and History | [235] |
| Averroes' "Philosophy" (A.D. 1195) | [239] | |
| Al Maqqari's "Breath of Perfumes" (A.D. 1628) | [241] | |
| VII. | —Love Poetry of the Spanish Moors | [243] |
| TURKISH LITERATURE | ||
| VIII. | —Legends and Poetry | [257] |
| The Queen of Night, an Old Folk-lore Tale | [262] | |
| The Earliest Turkish Poem (A.D. 1332) | [272] | |
| Book of Alexander the Great (A.D. 1412) | [273] | |
| The Loves of Shirin (A.D. 1426) | [275] | |
| The Book of Mohammed (A.D. 1449) | [277] | |
| Poems by Turkish Sultans | [280] | |
| Turkish Poetesses | [290] | |
| The Great Turkish Poets | [292] | |
| IX. | —The Travels of Sidi Ali Reis | [327] |
| The "Mirror of Countries" (A.D. 1556) | [332] | |
| Bibliography of Arabic Literature | [397] | |