The Story of Joseph in Arabic Verse
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The Story of Joseph in Arabic Verse
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The Story of Joseph in Arabic Verse is the editorial title given to a poetic retelling of the story of Joseph the son of Jacob and Rachel based on the koranic account in sura 12 (Yusuf), the only instance in the Quran in which an entire chapter is devoted to a complete story of a prophet. The poem is in the ṭawīl metre and rhymes on -r. In its current fragmentary state, 469 lines (abyāt) survive. Its language suggests an origin in Egypt in the Middle Arabic period. The poem is one of a large num
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