Chronicles of the Crescent

By Abdul Rahman Latif

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 po... more

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The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.

Chronicles of the Crescent episodes:

August 15, 2019 Language of the Birds: The Challenge of the Phoenix
A tale from al-Tha'labi's collection of stories of the Prophets.
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13min
July 16, 2019 Language of the Birds: To the Last Peak
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.
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18min
July 01, 2019 Language of the Birds: The Merchant's gift from India
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
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7min
June 04, 2019 Prophetic Patience
A story of patience and loss from the seerah of the Prophet SAW with details from al-Tabarī's telling.
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11min
June 04, 2019 The Discourse of Oman
A story about getting lost at sea from al-Harirī's maqamāt! with thanks to Steinglass's masterful translations.
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8min
June 04, 2019 Human Nonsense
Tales from Ibn Khallikan and Al-Safadī's works showcasing the humanness of notables and the allure of comedy and curiosity.
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7min
May 30, 2019 The Chest Beneath Suleymān's Tomb
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.
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6min
May 30, 2019 Pity for the Wretch
An extract from the love story of Layla and Majnun as rendered by Nizamī (d. 1209 CE)
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7min
May 30, 2019 The Black Snake
A turkish folktale about a strange birth and its consequences
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11min
May 29, 2019 Man v. Animal
An extract from a story in the Epistles of the Ikhwan al-Safa. Background info from IEP.
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5min

FAQs about Chronicles of the Crescent:

How many episodes does Chronicles of the Crescent have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.