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Chronicles of the Crescent

Author: Abdul Rahman Latif

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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 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abdul-rahman-latif/support
30 Episodes
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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
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
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
Prophetic Patience

Prophetic Patience

2019-06-0410:21

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
The Discourse of Oman

The Discourse of Oman

2019-06-0407:15

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
Human Nonsense

Human Nonsense

2019-06-0406:15

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
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
Pity for the Wretch

Pity for the Wretch

2019-05-3006:38

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
The Black Snake

The Black Snake

2019-05-3010:47

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

Man v. Animal

2019-05-2904:51

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
The White-Haired Boy

The White-Haired Boy

2019-05-2908:32

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

A Camel in the Clouds

2019-05-2605:13

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
The Father of Orphans

The Father of Orphans

2019-05-2408:16

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
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
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
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
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
A Duel of Brothers

A Duel of Brothers

2019-05-1907:33

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
The Lion of Mali

The Lion of Mali

2019-05-1818:47

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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