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One of the best-loved versions of the prophetic tales is this Qisas al-anbiya composed by al-Kisai around 1200 AD. A master storyteller, the author's sense of dramatic value in ending a narrative section at precisely the right moment to heighten an important point in the mind of the listener... read more
First Sentence
The learned and venerable scholar Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Kisa'i has said: Praise be to God, who has caused creatures to germinate as living organisms, gave them life from a state of death, gathered them together from a state of dispersal, and moved them from layer to layer.
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Authors & Contributors
- Muh?ammad ibn ?Abd Alla?h Kisa??i? (Author)
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