The Excellence of the Arabs Ribbat Textbooks and practices

and practices

careful thought needs to be given to the practices which help husband and wife to live together and respect each other’s needs and rights

by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

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The Excellence of the Arabs Ribbat Textbooks and practicesIn ninth century Abbasid Baghdad, the social prestige attached to claims of Arab identity had begun to decline. In The Excellence of the Arabs, the celebrated litterateur Ibn Qutaybah locks horns with those members of his society who belittled Arabness and vaunted the glories of Persian heritage and culture. Instead, he upholds the status of Arabs and their heritage in the face of criticism and uncertainty. The Excellence of the Arabs is in two parts.