Kitab nasir al-din Ala `l-qawm al-kafirin = The supporter of religion against the infidels (Fuentes arábico-hispanas)

Al-Hajari's "Kitab Nasir al-Din ala l-qawm al-kafirin" is a unique eyewitness-report in more than one respect. First of all, it is a primary source for the social and cultural history of Spain's late 16th-century crypto-Muslims, the Moriscos, and their later vicissitudes in North Africa after the expulsion. Secondly, it provides many otherwise unknown data concerning the contacts between the Muslim world, especially North Africa, and Western Europe during the early decades of the 17th century. In the third place, it provides in great detail the view a Muslim scholar of Spanish extraction had of several West-European societies (especially France and the Netherlands), including their social habits and religious convictions. This view is based on direct observations and personal contacts with many outstanding personalities. In the fourth place, it stands out as an original piece of Islamic-Christian polemic. Finally, the work is an important source for the history of the spoken language of North Africa, in particular among the diaspora Moriscos. Aḥmad Ibn Qāsim Al-ḥajarī ; General Introduction, Critical Edition And Annotated Translation, Re-edited, Revised, And Updated In The Light Of Recent Publications And The Primitive Version Found In The Hitherto Unknown Manuscript Preserved In Al-azhar By P.s. Van Koningsveld, Q. Al-samarrai And G.a. Wiegers. Edited From The Dār Al-kutub Manuscript (also Used As The Basis Of The 1997 Edition), With Material From The Azhar Manuscript (the Primitive Version, Preserved In The Library Of Al-azhar, Cairo, In Manuscript 30714) Incorporated In The Annotations. The Sequence Of 38 Unnumbered Leaves Contain A Color Facsimile Of Leaves 247-284 Of The Al-azhar Manuscript (maktabah Al-azharīyah, Manuscript 30714, Containing The Text Of The Primitive Version. Appendix Two Includes A Spanish Paraphrase Of The Original Arabic, As Found In The Manuscript Bologna, Biblioteca Universitaria D 565. The Paraphrase Is Followed By An English Translation. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Text In Arabic, English And Spanish. Online Resource; Title From Pdf Title Page (digitalia, Viewed August 5, 2016). AHMAD-00 (PPAG) Disclaimer AHMAD-01 (Estudio) AHMAD-02 (Traducción) AHMAD-03 (Apéndices) AHMAD-04 (Bibliografía) AHMAD-05 (Indice)