Selected novellas from <i>al-Basa’ir wa-l-dhakha’ir</i> by Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi (an Academic translation with a commentary)

Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi (born between 922 and 933; dead circa 1023) is considered as one of the most renowned Arabic writers of the second half of the 10 th – the first half of the 11 th century. The article comprises an academic translation of a collection of stories from a literary and didactical work by al-Tawhidi al-Basa’ir wa-l-dhakha’ir (“The Views [of the Ancient] and the Treasures [of the Sages]”). The translation is accompanied by detailed learned commentaries. The pieces are arranged in the order of their realization in the original text of the work and are marked with Roman numerals.