Al Ali Amin

This bilingual edition of the "Qur'an," the Holy Book of Islam, was first published in the United States in 1988. Ahmed Ali, the distinguished Pakistani novelist, poet, critic, and diplomat, presents this elegant and poetic translation in a contemporary and living voice. On each page, the original Arabic and the translated English sit side by side, encouraging the reader to draw from both texts. Professor Ali also includes notes where necessary, providing the full meaning of each word and phrase. This accessible volume is truly essential for both scholars and followers of Islam.

Corroded pieces of metal, stamped lumps of copper, broken bits of glass with partial inscriptions, fragments of textiles, tiny beads -- these were the raw material found at al-Fustat, the site of the first Muslim settlement in Egypt in the seventh century and the heart of Cairo for many centuries following. From the 1950s Dr. Henri Amin Awad accepted from the poor in this area objects that had no obvious market value in return for medical services rendered. Over the years he built up an extraordinary and important collection of artifacts. Carefully cleaned, sorted, and then analyzed by specialists, this material illuminates many areas of the archaeological record neglected or missing from other studies. The ten studies in this volume -- covering beads, bone, coins, glass weights and vessel stamps, medical instruments, medical prescriptions, metal objects, and textiles -- demonstrate the wide range of archaeological material once found in al-Fustat, a site no longer accessible since most of it has been buried under urban development or lost to a rising water table.

Ali Hussein Ali al-Shamari - Ali Hussein Ali al-Shamari was an Iraqi terrorist, apparently one of the Al-Qaeda members who carried out the 2005 Amman bombings at the Radisson Hotel. He was married to Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, who failed to detonate her bombbelt and was arrested by Jordanian police.

Salem Al Ali Al Sabah - Salem Al Ali Al Sabah is the Chief of the National Guard of Kuwait and the oldest member of the Al-Sabah family. He is well known for his efforts to bring unity to the family and discouraging bitterness between the two major branches, the Al-Jaber branch and the Al-Salem branch.

Ali Muslim Jar Allah Ali Al-Bithani - Ali Muslim Jar Allah Ali Al-Bithani is an Iraqi politician. He ran as an independent in the 2005 Iraqi legislative election.

Abd al-Salam Ali al-Hila - Abd al-Salam Ali al-Hila is a Yemeni citizen who, it is alleged, was captured, and held, in the CIA's extrajudicial black sites.

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