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The Book of Curious and Entertaining Information, The Lata’if al-ma’arif of Tha’alibi

Book Contents:

1. The author and his age

2. Tha’alibi’s literary work

3. The work and its contents

The Lata’if al-ma’arif

Exordium

1. First Occurrences and First Persons

2. Nicknames of poets

3. Nicknames of great leaders and figures

4. Secretaries of former ages

5. Longest family traditions

6. Levels of achievement

7. Coincidences in names

8. Curious information about the Prophet, Quraish, and rulers of the Arabs

9. Curious information, generally

10. Specialities of different lands