Abu 'l-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Jubayr, usually known simply as Ibn Jubayr, came from an Arab family long settled in Spain. In February 1183 he set out from Granada to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca. His fame chiefly rests on the account he has left of his journey to the East and back, a journal not without rhetorical flourishes but of particular importance for the breadth of the author's interests and its abundance of vivid detail. The heart of the book covers eight months spent in Mecca and gives one of the fullest early descriptions of the sacred city and of the ritual activity...

Wright's A Grammar of The Arabic Language. Vol-1 & Vol-2 Combined (Third Edition). ----- Even thought this famous book is being brought to you with both volumes combined and at an affordable price it remains complete and unabridged. --- Weight's grammar provides clear and simple explanations of written and spoken Arabic. Comprehensive and easy to use with coverage of all the key points of Arabic grammar, it is the ideal reference tool for beginner and intermediate students, whether at School, University, or learning on their own. No other book in such detail will show you how the Arabic...

Often celebrated as the Literary State of the South, and quoted to have more writers per capita than any other state in the Union, Mississippi remains famous for its fiction writers: William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Barry Hannah, Willie Morris, and Walker Percy, among many others. Relatively unsung are those who dedicate themselves to the older craft of poetry. This book seeks to alleviate that absence and collect the best poetry written in contemporary Mississippi, to share with curious readers the luminous verses this beautiful state engenders. The second edition of "The Southern Poetry...