Known as ``one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature`` ( Banipal Magazine ), The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-\'Ala\' al-Ma\'arri (d.
With biting irony, The Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibn al-Qari\'s hypocrisy and sycophancy by imagining he has died and arrived with some difficulty in Heaven, where he meets famous poets a. 449 H/1057 AD), to a letter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qari.
Known as ``one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature`` ( Banipal Magazine ), The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-\'Ala\' al-Ma\'arri (d