Paragraphs and Periods
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The Paragraphs and Periods (Arabic: الفصول والغايات, romanized: al-Fuṣūl wa al-Ghāyāt) is a collection of homilies in Arabic rhymed prose, authored by al-Ma'arri (d. 1058). The book is noted for being a deliberate imitation of the Quran.[1] There is no indication that al-Ma'arri intended his work to be viewed as a genuine competitor to the Quran or to assert any claims of divine revelation.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Lawson 2012, p. 26.
References
[edit]- Lawson, Todd (2012). Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam: Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism, and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion. Routledge. ISBN 9781136622885.