To begin your journey: visit , search for "The Assemblies of Al-Hariri" (Volume 1) and "The Assemblies of Al-Hariri Volume 2" (Steingass), and download the PDFs. Then, prepare to meet Abu Zayd—the cleverest, most exasperating, and most brilliant rogue ever to wander the medieval world.
The "Maqamat al-Hariri" (also known as "The Assemblies of al-Hariri") is a renowned Arabic literary work written by Abu Muhammad al-Hariri of Basra (1054-1122 CE). It's a collection of 50 maqamat (sessions or assemblies), each featuring a story, often with a moral or literary theme. maqamat al-hariri english translation pdf