My Days in Mecca / / Ahmed Subai.

Ahmad Suba'i's autobiography is the story not only of an Arab boy growing up in Saudi Arabia at the turn of the twentieth century--to become a noted writer, educator, and social critic--but also of a place, Mecca, and of the world of the traditional quranic school of the time. Contextualiz...

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2009
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (125 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Editors’ Acknowledgments --
A Note on the Life and Works of Ahmad Suba’i (1905-1984) --
The Kuttab: Traditional Quranic Education in Early Twentieth-Century Mecca --
My Days in Mecca --
In the Kuttab --
The Fortunate Ones --
Abjad-Hawaz (the ABCs) --
Celebration in the Kuttab --
Auntie Hassinah --
Kuttabs and Teacherss --
With the Reciters of the Quran --
‘Abbas: The Classroom Bully --
Perfect Memorization --
In the Advanced School --
Sitti: My Grandmother --
Recklessness --
Bad Luck --
Literature and Knowledge --
A Turning Point --
The Teaching Chair --
Between Journalism and Literature --
In the Sawt al-Hijaz Newspaper --
Letters and Points --
Glossary --
About the Book
Summary:Ahmad Suba'i's autobiography is the story not only of an Arab boy growing up in Saudi Arabia at the turn of the twentieth century--to become a noted writer, educator, and social critic--but also of a place, Mecca, and of the world of the traditional quranic school of the time. Contextualizing the work, the editors have provided information about Suba'i's life and work, an essay on traditional quranic education in twentieth-century Mecca, and a glossary of Arabic terms.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781935049807
9783110784251
DOI:10.1515/9781935049807
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Ahmed Subai.