The Excellence of the Arabs Ribbat Textbooks Sayyed Abul Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi

Sayyed Abul Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi (1914 – 1999) was one of the leading Muslim scholars of our time

and practices

calling on them to believe in God and to follow His message

by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

The Excellence of the Arabs Ribbat Textbooks Sayyed Abul Hasan ‘Ali NadwiIn 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.