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Chronicles of the Crescent

Abdul Rahman Latif

This sorta-weekly podcast focuses on stories drawn from across Islamic civilization. The language of the birds series tells (often mystical) tales of avians in islamic lit. The Ramadan blitz was a podcast-a-day series in Ramadan 1440/2019. Blog: https://samosazen.wordpress.com/ Insta: @arlatif24

religion & spirituality islam

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00:09:02

The Demon and The Sage

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2019/05/17

A story from the Marzubannameh of al-Warawinī (13th century CE). Indebted to the translation of Reuben Levy and James Kritzeck's anthologizing efforts. Correction: def came from older stories and there are other versions of the work too. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:09:42

The Sorcerer, the King, and the Boy

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2019/05/15

Story from a Hadith of the Prophet about the heights of commitment to faith. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:07:58

The Book of the Dragon

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2019/05/13

18th century Turkish epic with possible older origins and certain older antecedants about Imam Ali battling a dragon. My translation is often quite literal, and its late in the fasting day, so please forgive the repetition of words. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:04:20

Three Words

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/12

A story from Zanzibar in the 19th century and a tale from al-Mas`udī's (d.345 AH/ 956 CE) history sharing a motif! The former was recorded by Bishop Edward Steere. Wording of the later based on Claud Field's translation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:15:19

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/11

Episode 6 of the Ramadan blitz! This one is a classic but the original version is obscured. (Pic is painting by Maxfield Parrish! credits to wikipediaa) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:03:53

The King who cut his finger

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2019/05/10

This story is from my grandfather! Variants found in the recent موسوعة الرقائق والأدب and in Naestri Sastri's (d.1909 CE) Indian Tales. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:09:39

The Discourse of the Lion

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/09

A tale from the the Maqāmāt of Badiuzzaman al-Hamdanī (d.485 AH/ 1008 CE). The original is quite literary arabic, so this is very boiled down and retold from memory. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:04:30

A Saintly Cat

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/08

Third entry in the Ramadan Blitz! A different kind of story about a very Muslim cat, as curated by the late Professor Simon Digby. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:05:01

Sunset of the Third Day

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/07

Second entry in the Ramadan Blitz. A story about Umar (RA), a killer, and two brothers who lost their father. From Diyāb al-Itlidī's Nawādir al-Khulafah. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:13:03

Adhan at Midnight

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/06

First story in the Ramadan Blitz! A tale of justice from the Siyasetnameh of Nizam al-Mulk (d. 465 AH/1092 CE). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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