Selections from the book The Unique Contract

These selections are from the book &quote;The Unique Contract&quote; by its author, Ahmed bin Abd Rabbo Al-Andalusi. This book is considered one of the most important books of literature, and it is a collection of news, genealogies, proverbs, poetry, even medicine and music. Its author deposited in it a summary of what he wrote from the books of Al-Asma'i, Abu Ubaidah, Al-Jahiz, Ibn Qutaybah and others. He was not limited to what was said about the Arabs, but rather his book included what was translated from the Greeks, Persians, and Indians, of all kinds of wisdom, admonition, and salt. He was elegant in his classification and artistic in its arrangement, so he divided it into twenty-five books on various topics. It is strange that the author, who is Andalusian, did not refer to Andalusia or to its people. The author divided it into twenty-five books, and named each book after Durrat, so that it is all organized and united by the thread of this book into a unique and wonderful necklace, from &quote;The Pearl of Sultan&quote; to &quote;The Jewel of Proverbs&quote; to &quote;The Ruby of Melodies,&quote; etc.. The book is a huge book that presents many topics, such as: Poetry poems, Arab days and their events, Arab proverbs, news of writers, food and drink etiquette, and more.