Library of Arabic Literature Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Library of Arabic Literature books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Mission to the Volga (By: Ahmad ibn Fadlān) (921)
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Mission to the Volga (By: Ahmad ibn Fadlān)
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Maqāmāt Abī Zayd al-Sarūjī (By: Al-Hariri ,Michael Cooperson)
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Leg Over Leg: Volume One (By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq,أحمد فارس الشدياق)
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Classical Arabic Literature (By: Geert Jan Van Gelder)
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The Epistle on Legal Theory (By: Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i)
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Leg Over Leg: Volume Three (By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq,أحمد فارس الشدياق)
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Leg over Leg: Volume Two (By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq)
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Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Ḥanbal: Volume One (By: Ibn al-Jawzi)
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The Principles of Sufism (By: ʿĀʾishah al-Bāʿūniyyah,Th. Emil Homerin)
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Leg over Leg: Volume Four (By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq)
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Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Ḥanbal: Volume Two (By: Ibn al-Jawzi)
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Consorts of the Caliphs (By: Marina Warner,Ibn al-Sai,Shawkat M. Toorawa,Julia Bray)
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The Sword of Ambition (By: ʿUthmān ibn Ibrāhīm al-Nābulusī)
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Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abu Shaduf Expounded (By: Yusuf Al-Shirbini)
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Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abū Shādūf Expounded: Volume One (By: Yusuf Al-Shirbini)
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A Treasury of Virtues (By: Rowan Williams)
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Risible Rhymes (By: Humphrey Davies,Muhammad Ibn Mahfuz Al-Sanhuri)
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The Life of Ibn Hanbal (By: Ibn al-Jawzi,Garth Fowden,Michael Cooperson)
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Accounts of China and India (By: Tim Mackintosh-Smith)
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Disagreements of the Jurists (By: Devin Stewart,John Sexton,al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān)
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Arabian Satire: Poetry from 18th-Century Najd (By: Hmedan Al-Shwe'ir,Marcel Kurpershoek)
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What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us: Or, A Period of Time (By: Roger Allen,Muhammad al-Muwaylihi)
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In Darfur: An Account of the Sultanate and Its People, Volume One (By: Humphrey Davies,Muhammad al-Tunisi)
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In Darfur: An Account of the Sultanate and Its People, Volume Two (By: Humphrey Davies,Muhammad al-Tunisi)
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Diwan 'Antarah ibn Shaddad (By: James E. Montgomery)
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Arabian Romantic (By: Abd Allaah Ibn Subayyil)
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War Songs (By: Peter Cole,Richard Sieburth,James E. Montgomery,Antarah Ibn Shaddad)
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The Life and Times of Abū Tammām (By: Terence Cave,Abu Bakr Al-Suli)
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Stories of Piety and Prayer (By: Julia Bray,al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī)
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The Excellence of the Arabs (By: Jack Weatherford,Ibn Qutaybah,Sarah Bowen Savant,Peter Webb)
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Tajrid sayf al-himmah li-stikhraj ma fi dhimmat al-dhimmah (By: Luke Yarbrough)
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The Philosopher Responds: An Intellectual Correspondence from the Tenth Century, Volume One (By: James E. Montgomery,Abu Hayyan Al-Tawhidi)
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The Philosopher Responds: An Intellectual Correspondence from the Tenth Century, Volume Two (By: James E. Montgomery,Abu Hayyan Al-Tawhidi)
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Light in the Heavens (By: Al-Qadi al-Qudaʿi,Tahera Qutbuddin,Paul Hinder)
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Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook (By: Claudia Roden)
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Impostures (By: Abdelfattah Kilito,Al-Hariri)
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The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali (By: Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni,Mario Kozah)
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The Book of Charlatans (With: Humphrey Davies,Jamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī,Manuela Dengler)
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The Book of Travels: Volume One (By: Ḥannā Diyāb,Yasmine Seale,Johannes Stephan,Elias Muhanna)
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The Book of Travels: Two-Volume Set (By: Ḥannā Diyāb,Yasmine Seale,Paulo Lemos Horta,Johannes Stephan,Elias Muhanna)
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The Discourses: Reflections on History, Sufism, Theology, and Literature—Volume One (By: al-Ḥasan al-Yūsī)
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The Essence of Reality: A Defense of Philosophical Sufism (By: ʿAyn al-Quḍāt)
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Love, Death, Fame: Poetry and Lore from the Emirati Oral Tradition (By: al-Māyidī ibn Ẓāhir)
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Kal?lah and Dimnah: Fables of Virtue and Vice (By: Ibn Al-Muqaffaʿ)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Library of Arabic Literature series is publication order: 1. Mission to the Volga (By: Ahmad ibn Fadlān) (921) (1122), 2. Mission to the Volga (By: Ahmad ibn Fadlān), 3. Maqāmāt Abī Zayd al-Sarūjī (By: Al-Hariri ,Michael Cooperson), 4. Leg Over Leg: Volume One (By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq,أحمد فارس الشدياق), 5. Classical Arabic Literature (By: Geert Jan Van Gelder) (2012), and 40 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Library of Arabic Literature series by S.A. Chakraborty contains 45 books. The series began in 1122 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Library of Arabic Literature series is written by S.A. Chakraborty. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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