The Luzumiyat
by Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri
33 pages~1 hr
“The medieval rebel who dared to question everything.”
Discover the searing wit and profound skepticism of an 11th-century philosopher-poet who dared to challenge the dogmas of his time. These quatrains offer a radical, rationalist perspective on humanity’s follies, proving that the most modern questions are often centuries old.
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