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The leaders of the Muslims in such areas in northern Nigeria, for example, preferred to write poetry and chronicles in Arabic while using their mother tongue for more popular forms of literature (see African literature: Literatures in African languages).
Islamic literature is literature written by Muslim people, influenced by an Islamic cultural perspective, or literature that portrays Islam. It can be written in any language and portray any country or region.
The old traditional literary models were still faithfully followed: a famous ode by Kaʿb, the son of Zuhayr, is different from pre-Islamic poetry only insofar as it ends in praise of the Prophet, imploring his forgiveness, instead of eulogizing some Bedouin leader.
Even today, the rich heritage of Islamic literature is hardly known in the West, except for a few examples such as the Koran, the holy book of Islam; the Thousand and One Nights, or Arabian Nights; the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám; and the 20th-century works of Khalil Gibran.
A major achievement in the field of translation, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the 18th century, with short introductions to guide non-specialist students and informative endnotes and bibliography for advanced scholars.
This is a list of notable Muslim writers and poets.
18 gru 2015 · If you want to delve a little deeper into the Arab world and see another side of its rich heritage and culture, it’s well worth taking the time to sample some of the delights of Arabic literature. Here are five suggestions to give you an idea of what’s on offer.
