Tajrid Sayf Al-Himmah Li-Stikhraj Ma Fi Dhimmat Al-Dhimmah: A Scholarly Edition of 'Uthman Ibn Ibrahim Al-Nabulusi's Text

by Luke Yarbrough

Tajrid sayf al-himmah li-stikhraj ma fi dhimmat al-dhimmah is a scholarly, Arabic-only edition of a text by 'Uthman ibn Ibrahim al-Nabulusi, which is also available in English translation from the Library of Arabic Literature as The Sword of Ambition. In this work addressed to the Ayyubid sultan, al-Nabulusi argues against employing Coptic and Jewish officials, leaving no rhetorical stone unturned as he pours his deep knowledge of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479854719
• ISBN13: 9781479854714
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"