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13 stories

دَرْسُ البَدَلِ | The Lesson of Apposition

A physician in Bukhara learns the grammar of substitution through البدل, as identities shift and masks fall in a night of revelation.

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دَرْسُ الفِعْلِ المَهْمُوزِ | The Lesson of the Hamzated Verb

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A reciter in medieval Qom learns the grammar of the glottal stop through الفعل المهموز, where hesitation becomes eloquence.

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دَرْسُ الفِعْلِ المُعْتَلِّ | The Lesson of the Weak Verb

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A linguist in medieval Hamadan learns the grammar of hidden letters through الفعل المعتل, where weakness becomes strength.

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دَرْسُ الاِشْتِغَالِ | The Lesson of Pronominal Anticipation

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A jeweler in medieval Nishapur learns the grammar of anticipation through الاشتغال, as the heart points to what the eyes already see.

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دَرْسُ الجُمْلَةِ الاِسْمِيَّةِ | The Lesson of the Nominal Sentence

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A poet in medieval Shiraz learns the grammar of being through الجملة الاسمية, as she discovers that existence begins with naming.

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دَرْسُ المُجَرَّدِ وَالمَزِيدِ | The Lesson of Root and Augmented

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A tailor in medieval Isfahan learns the grammar of addition through المجرد والمزيد, where simplicity gains new dimensions.

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دَرْسُ النَّعْتِ | The Lesson of the Adjective

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A calligrapher in Isfahan learns the art of description through النعت والمنعوت, as she paints the beauty of a forbidden visitor in precise adjectives.

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دَرْسُ الصِّفَةِ المُشَبَّهَةِ | The Lesson of the Resembling Adjective

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A portrait painter in medieval Tabriz learns the grammar of permanent qualities through الصفة المشبهة, where traits are painted with words.

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دَرْسُ اسْمِ الفَاعِلِ | The Lesson of the Active Participle

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A sculptor in medieval Shiraz learns the grammar of agency through اسم الفاعل, as she discovers who is the true doer of her heart's actions.

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دَرْسُ لَا النَّافِيَةِ لِلْجِنْسِ | The Lesson of Lā of Generic Negation

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A philosopher in medieval Rayy learns the grammar of absolute negation through لا النافية للجنس, as she discovers that some truths deny all exceptions.

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دَرْسُ لَوْ الشَّرْطِيَّةِ | The Lesson of Conditional Law

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A dreamer in medieval Shiraz learns the grammar of impossibility through لو الشرطية, where unfulfilled wishes become poetry.

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The Prince's Tutor of Shiraz | مُؤَدِّبَةُ الأَمِيرِ في شِيرَاز

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A learned Persian woman hired to educate a young prince teaches him lessons in more than poetry, awakening desires that shake the Safavid court.

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The Weaver of Herat | نَسّاجُ هَراة

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In the carpet workshops of medieval Herat, a master weaver creates his finest work—both in silk and in the arms of a voluptuous widow who teaches him new patterns of pleasure.

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