Maqamat
Encyclopedia
Maquamat may have the following meanings.
- Plural for Magam
- Plural for MaqamaMaqamaMaqāma are an Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous. The 10th century author Badī' al-Zaman al-Hamadhāni is said to have invented the form, which was extended by al-Hariri of Basra in the next century...
- Maqamat Badi' az-Zaman al-HamadhaniMaqamat Badi' az-Zaman al-HamadhaniMaqamat Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani, , an Arabic collection from the 9th century of 400 episodic stories, roughly 52 of which have survived. A century later, these maqamat inspired the maqamat of Al-Hariri of Basra, which in turn inspired the Hebrew Tahkemoni.-External links:** English translation...
, Arabic collection of stories - Maqamat al-Hariri, Arabic collection of stories