http://hdl.handle.net/1813/12660 2013-06-18T04:47:06Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/21925 Title: 'The Fall" (Translation of Adonis, 'al-Suqut') Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat Abstract: A translation of Adonis’ poem, 'al-Suqut' 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/21918 Title: The New Noah [a translation of Adonis, ‘Nuh al-jadid’, with Translator’s Note] Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat Abstract: A translation of Adonis’ 1957 poem 'Nuh al-jadid', accompanied by a note regarding the translation 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/21917 Title: Travel in the Medieval Islamic World: The Importance of Patronage as Illustrated by ‘Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (and other littérateurs) Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat Abstract: Discussion of travel in the Middle Ages has typically focused on pilgrimage, travel in search of knowledge, or adventure. This article draws attention to patronage as an important, understudied, motivator of travel. It also proposes other motivators. 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/21916 Title: Khidr: The History of an Ubiquitous Master Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat Abstract: An essay on the history of the character (Khidr) who appears in ch. 18 of the Qur'an 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/21915 Title: Referencing the Qur’an: A Proposal, with Illustrative Translations and Discussion Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat Abstract: A proposal to standardize referencing the Qur’an, and translations of suras 1, 36, 76 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/21914 Title: 'The Inimitable Rose’, being Qur’anic saj‘ from Surat al-Duhâ to Surat al-Nâs (Q. 93–114) in English rhyming prose Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat Abstract: An attempt to apply the principles of saj' (rhyming, rhythmic prose) to English translations of the last 22 suras of the Qur'an. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/21702 Title: Why I Am (Not) An Africanst Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/21627 Title: Proximity, Resemblance, Sidebars and Clusters: Ibn al-Nadim’s Organizational Principles in Fihrist 3.3 Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat Abstract: The Kitāb al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadīm (d. 380/990), one of the most important bio-bibliographical works in Arabic, is an invaluable source for the study of the first four centuries of Arabic writerly culture and of medieval Islamicate history. Ibn al-Nadīm divides his work into 10 parts (and 30 chapters), organised according to different fields of knowledge and scholarship. He also subdivides the notices, entries and titles very deliberately, typically chronologically. Here, I describe another organisational phenomenon discernible in the third chapter of the third part of the Fihrist, namely organization based on notions I term ‘proximity’ and ‘resemblance’, which yield ‘sidebars’ and ‘clusters.’ This organisation yields valuable information about the writerly culture of the 3rd/8th, 4th/9th and 5th/10th centuries. 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/13681 Title: Seeking Refuge from Evil: The Power and Portent of the Closing Chapters of the Qur’an Authors: Toorawa, Shawkat Abstract: Chapters 113 and 114 of the Quran are frequently described as a pair. This article reviews the ways in which they are similar and proposew ways in which they are different. 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z