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The Luzumiyat

A depiction of Al-Maʿarri by Khalil Gibran

The Luzumiyat (Arabic: اللزوميات) is the second collection of poetry by al-Ma'arri, comprising nearly 1600 short poems[1] organised in alphabetical order and observing a novel double-consonant rhyme scheme devised by the poet himself.[2][3]: 336 

The work is also known as Luzūm mā lā yalzam (Arabic: لزوم ما لا يلزم) which is variously translated as Unnecessary Necessity, The Self-Imposed Compulsion or "committing oneself to what is not obligatory"; this title is a reference to the difficult, 'unnecessary', rhyme scheme which al-Ma'arri applied to his work. This self-imposed technical challenge was a parallel to other constraints he adopted in his own life, including veganism and virtual social isolation. The poems were written over a period of many years and bear no individual titles. They were circulated by Al-Ma'arri under the title Luzumiyat during his lifetime.[4] The poems are known chiefly for the ideas they contain, written in an ironic and, at times, cynical tone. Unlike traditional qasidas, they focus on doubt, uncertainty, sin, death, and the afterlife.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Abu l-'Ala al-Ma'arri (15 March 2016). The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volumes One and Two. NYU Press. p. xxv. ISBN 978-1-4798-6551-2. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ Abedalkareem Taha Ababneh, Imad (2006-07-04). "Introduction 1.3". La Epístola del Perdón de Abú Al-Alá Al-Ma'arrí y su relación con la literatura occidental. Traducción española y estudio crítico (PDF) (PhD). Universidad de Sevilla. p. 14. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ Ashtiany, Julia; Smith, Gerald Rex; Johnstone, T. M. (1990-03-30). Abbasid Belles Lettres. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-24016-1. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ Ameen Fares Rihani (1944). The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala. Albert Rihani. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Al-Maʿarrī". britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ^ Josef W. Meri (2006). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Psychology Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-415-96690-0. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb (1960). The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill Archive. pp. 928–31. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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