: Features works from modern literary figures like Ali Tantawi , Ad-Dahlawi , and ar-Rafii .
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Many Mukhtarat prose passages—especially from al-Jahiz and Ibn Qutayba—echo the Qur’an’s rhythmic, rhymed prose ( saj‘ ). When al-Jahiz describes the eloquence of a Bedouin: “ Fa-in kana lil-badiyi bayanun fasihun, fa-lil-hadari bayanun latifun ” (If the Bedouin has a fluent eloquence, the city-dweller has a delicate eloquence), the original uses parallel clauses with internal rhymes. English prose flattens this to logic. : Features works from modern literary figures like
offer English texts specifically for non-native speakers to facilitate learning through comparison. Spiritual Reflection When al-Jahiz describes the eloquence of a Bedouin: