THE ASSEMBLIES OF AL-HARIRI

Retold by Amina Shah

Octagon Press, London, 1980

The Assemblies has been regarded for eight centuries as the greatest treasure in Arabic literature after the Koran. It is the inner thread of this amazing book which makes it a world classic: the tales and events mirror the antics of the human mind in its way through life. The last chapter where the 'rascal,' after all his experiences, settles down to a devout Sufi life, gives the clue to this fascinating textbook of traditional psychology.