#andalusia

19 stories

دَرْسُ الاِسْتِفْهَامِ | The Lesson of Interrogation

A philosopher in medieval Cordoba learns the grammar of questions through الاستفهام, as she seeks answers in the eyes of a mysterious debater.

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دَرْسُ المَفْعُولِ فِيهِ | The Lesson of Time and Place Adverbs

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

An astronomer in medieval Toledo discovers the secrets of time and place through ظرف الزمان والمكان, as the stars guide her to a forbidden encounter.

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دَرْسُ المَمْنُوعِ مِنَ الصَّرْفِ | The Lesson of Diptotes

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

A linguist named Zaynab in medieval Valencia learns about the names that refuse full declension, just as she refuses the rules that bind her heart.

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دَرْسُ النَّفْيِ | The Lesson of Negation

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

A widow in Seville learns the grammar of denial through النفي, as she refuses all suitors until one man speaks the language of negation.

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دَرْسُ التَّوْكِيدِ | The Lesson of Emphasis

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

A judge in medieval Granada learns the grammar of emphasis through التوكيد, as she affirms the truth of a forbidden confession.

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دَرْسُ اسْمِ التَّفْضِيلِ | The Lesson of the Comparative/Superlative

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

A judge's daughter in medieval Seville learns the grammar of comparison through اسم التفضيل, as she compares suitors and discovers which qualities matter most.

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دَرْسُ ظَنَّ وَأَخَوَاتِهَا | The Lesson of Ẓanna and Its Sisters

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

A judge in medieval Seville learns the grammar of assumption through ظن وأخواتها, as certainty and doubt dance in the courtroom of love.

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دَرْسُ الإِعْرَابِ | The Lesson of Case Endings

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

A princess in Cordoba secretly studies grammar with a scholar, learning the art of case endings through the language of forbidden desire.

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The Alchemist's Beloved of Cordoba | مَعْشُوقَةُ الكِيمِيَائِيِّ في قُرْطُبَة

Anastasia Chrome•4 min read

A Jewish alchemist seeking the philosopher's stone discovers that the true transformation lies not in metal, but in the embrace of his Moorish assistant.

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The Ambassador of Seville | سَفيرُ إشْبيلِيَة

Anastasia Chrome•5 min read

A distinguished Arab diplomat in Moorish Seville finds himself entranced by the voluptuous daughter of a Christian nobleman during delicate peace negotiations.

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The Forbidden Library of Cordoba | المَكْتَبَةُ المُحَرَّمَةُ في قُرْطُبَة

Anastasia Chrome•5 min read

A scholar seeking ancient texts finds herself entangled with the mysterious guardian of Cordoba's most forbidden collection, where knowledge and passion intertwine.

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The Gardens of Alhambra | حَدائِقُ الحَمْراء

Anastasia Chrome•8 min read

In the fragrant gardens of Granada's Alhambra palace, a Moorish princess and a captured Christian knight discover passion that transcends faith and war.

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The Goldsmith's Daughter of Seville | بِنْتُ الصّائِغِ في إشْبيلِيَة

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

In the golden workshops of Seville, a master goldsmith's daughter discovers treasures beyond gold when a traveling merchant opens her heart and her body to forbidden pleasures.

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The Librarian's Secret | سِرُّ أَمينِ المَكْتَبَة

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

In the vast library of Cordoba, a female librarian guards ancient manuscripts and a burning desire that a visiting scholar from Baghdad finally ignites.

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The Musician's Secret of Granada | سِرُّ المُوسِيقَارِ في غَرْنَاطَة

Anastasia Chrome•4 min read

In the Alhambra's shadow, a blind oud player discovers that his most beautiful compositions are born from touching a woman whose voice guides him through darkness.

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The Night Watchman of Cordoba | حارِسُ اللَّيْلِ في قُرْطُبَة

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

In the streets of golden Cordoba, a night watchman discovers that his rounds bring him more than safety when he encounters a wealthy widow whose loneliness matches the darkness he guards.

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The Poet of Cordoba | شاعِرُ قُرْطُبَة

Anastasia Chrome•7 min read

In Moorish Andalusia, a celebrated poet falls for the forbidden charms of a palace singer whose voice and body drive him to poetic and carnal madness.

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The Swordsmith's Beloved of Toledo | حَبيبَةُ صانِعِ السُّيوفِ في طُلَيْطِلَة

Anastasia Chrome•7 min read

In the forges of Toledo, a master swordsmith's lonely wife finds fierce passion with the young apprentice whose hands shape steel by day and her body by night.

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The Swordsmith's Widow of Toledo | أَرْمَلَةُ صَانِعِ السُّيُوفِ في طُلَيْطِلَة

Anastasia Chrome•5 min read

A widow who inherited her husband's legendary forge discovers that fire burns in more than steel when a wandering Berber warrior seeks her blades.

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