The Ring of the Dove

Summary

The Ring of the Dove or Ṭawq al-Ḥamāmah is a treatise on love written in the year 1022 by Ibn Hazm. Normally a writer of theology and law, Ibn Hazm produced his only work of literature with The Ring of the Dove. He was heavily influenced by Plato's Phaedrus, though the bulk of the work was still his own writing, rather than an anthology of other works. Although the human aspects of affection are the primary concern, the book was still written from the perspective of a devout Muslim, and as such chastity and restraint were common themes.

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Chapters (32)

1. 1. المقدمة
2. 2. تقسيم الرسالة
3. 3. الكلام في ماهية الحب
4. 4. علامات الحب
5. 5. من أحب في النوم
6. 6. من أحب بالوصف
7. 7. من أحب من نظرة واحدة
8. 8. من لا يحب إلا مع المطاولة
9. 9. من أحب صفة لم يستحسن بعدها غيرها مما يخالفها
10. 10. التعريض بالقول
11. 11. الإشارة بالعين
12. 12. المراسلة
13. 13. السفير
14. 14. طي السر
15. 15. الإذاعة
16. 16. الطاعة
17. 17. المخالفة
18. 18. العاذل
19. 19. المساعد من الإخوان
20. 20. الرقيب
21. 21. الوشي
22. 22. الوصل
23. 23. الهجر
24. 24. الوفاء
25. 25. الغدر
26. 26. البين
27. 27. القنوع
28. 28. الضنى
29. 29. السلو
30. 30. الموت
31. 31. قبح المعصية
32. 32. فضل التعفف