Abu al-Ala al-Maarri: His Life
The life of Abu al-Ala al-Maarri, the blind poet and philosopher: his family and home, his birth in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man and the smallpox that took his sight as a child, his studies and trip to Baghdad, then his return home, his retreat and his students, to his death.
Age rating: Ages 12 and up. Content notes: A biography with blindness, illness, death and a pessimistic philosophy; nothing graphic.
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Text source: Hindawi Foundation
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