The rich-in-experience life of a Muslim polymath who served 8 rulers from 5 dynasties.
The speed with which scholars disappear down the memory hole within the Islamic world is notable. Of course, it applies to other writers as well: we only have the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam because a British tourist found a copy in a garbage heap.
The speed with which scholars disappear down the memory hole within the Islamic world is notable. Of course, it applies to other writers as well: we only have the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam because a British tourist found a copy in a garbage heap.