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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

All Episodes

00:12:30

Language of the Birds: The Challenge of the Phoenix

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/08/15

A tale from al-Tha'labi's collection of stories of the Prophets.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:17:57

Language of the Birds: To the Last Peak

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/07/16

A story about a bird and the soul on a journey for true freedom by Ibn Sina/ Avicenna. Translation by Willard Trask and Henry Corbin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:06:42

Language of the Birds: The Merchant's gift from India

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/07/01

New mini-series on bird stories in the Islamic tradition! This episode is on a tale about a caged Parrot from the Masnavi of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:10:21

Prophetic Patience

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/06/04

A story of patience and loss from the seerah of the Prophet SAW with details from al-Tabarī's telling. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:07:15

The Discourse of Oman

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/06/04

A story about getting lost at sea from al-Harirī's maqamāt! with thanks to Steinglass's masterful translations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:06:15

Human Nonsense

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/06/04

Tales from Ibn Khallikan and Al-Safadī's works showcasing the humanness of notables and the allure of comedy and curiosity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:05:50

The Chest Beneath Suleymān's Tomb

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/30

Stories from Tabirī's tafsir on the first part of verse 2:102 of the Qur'an. I used some wordings from the Oxford translation of the text. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:06:38

Pity for the Wretch

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/30

An extract from the love story of Layla and Majnun as rendered by Nizamī (d. 1209 CE) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:10:47

The Black Snake

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/30

A turkish folktale about a strange birth and its consequences --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:04:51

Man v. Animal

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/29

An extract from a story in the Epistles of the Ikhwan al-Safa.Background info from IEP. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:08:32

The White-Haired Boy

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/29

A story from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi and a brief introduction to the text. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:07:27

The Sons of the King, the Merchant, the Nobleman, and...

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/27

A story from the famed Kalila wa dimna! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:05:13

A Camel in the Clouds

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/26

A retelling of the story of the saint Ibrahim b. Adham (d.160-161 AH/ 777-778 CE) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:08:16

The Father of Orphans

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/24

Tales of Imam Ali, in commemoration of his passing as a shaheed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:07:10

A Thief on a Roof and a Wandering Holy Man

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/23

A tale from Uyghur folklore! Our Uyghur brothers and sisters are being seriously oppressed. Check out saveuighur.org for ways to help. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:05:40

Tattooing the Hero of Qazvin

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/22

A tale from Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, as translated by Jawid Mojaddedi. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:12:25

Deli Dumrul and the Hunt for the Angel of Death

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/21

A story from the Book of Dede Korkut! I used the black mask translation. Was first exposed to this text with Prof. Cemal Kafadar. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:13:58

Stuck on an Obelisk out in the Sea

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/20

A story from Destan-e Amir Hamza/ the Hamzahnameh! I recommend Musharraf Ali Farooqi's translation. also this is such a cool project https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/the_modern_hamzanama_prize#!/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:07:33

A Duel of Brothers

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/19

From the Malay Epic Hikayat Hang Tuah as translated by Muhammad Hajji Salleh. Drawing from scholarship of Nancy Nanney and Virginia Hooker.(and fair warning i use the words state and public anachronistically. my b) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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00:18:47

The Lion of Mali

Chronicles of the Crescent ·

2019/05/18

From SUNDIATA. AN EPIC OF OLD MALI by DJIBRILTAMSIR NIANE. TRANSLATED BY G.D. PICKETT. Sorry for messing up some pronunciations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support

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