13 stories
Bcharreh Gibran Spirit | ุฑูุญ ุฌุจุฑุงู ูู ุจุดุฑู
She curates the Gibran Museum in his hometown of Bcharreh. He's the scholar writing Gibran's definitive biography. Between prophet and poet, they write their own scripture. 'Inti el kitab el maftouh' (ุฃูุชู ุงููุชุงุจ ุงูู ูุชูุญ).
The Azhari Scholar | ุนุงูู ุฉ ุงูุฃุฒูุฑ
She teaches Islamic jurisprudence at Al-Azhar. He's the Western academic studying her interpretation. Between texts, they write their own story.
The Islamic Bookshop | ู ูุชุจุฉ ุงููุชุจ ุงูุฅุณูุงู ูุฉ
A rare Islamic texts dealer in Cairo. A scholar who needs what only she can find. Their search for manuscripts becomes a search for something more.
The Islamic Finance Director | ู ุฏูุฑุฉ ุงูุชู ููู ุงูุฅุณูุงู ู
She runs the Islamic finance division of a major bank. He's the scholar who certifies their products as halal. Their professional disputes become personal.

Bรฉni Abbรจs Blessing
Aรฏcha preserves ancient manuscripts at Bรฉni Abbรจs' desert library. When scholar Henrik arrives digitizing endangered texts, she shows him that some wisdom resists pixels. 'El 'ilm f'el waraq' (ุงูุนูู ูู ุงููุฑู) - Knowledge is in the paper.

Ivory Tower
University president Noor transforms Saudi higher education. When visiting scholar Thomas challenges her methods, academic debate becomes personal thesis. 'Al 'ilm nur' (ุงูุนูู ููุฑ) - Knowledge is light.
The Manuscript Keeper's Daughter of Pate | Binti wa Mweka Hati wa Pate | ุจูููุชู ุญุงููุธู ุงูู ูุฎูุทูุทุงุชู ูู ุจุงุชู
In the ancient island of Pate, a voluptuous woman who guards her father's precious manuscripts surrenders to the young scholar who comes seeking forbidden knowledge.
The Quran Reciter's Secret of Siyu | ุณูุฑูู ู ูููุฑูุฆู ุงูููุฑูุขูู ูู ุณููู
In the scholarly town of Siyu, a revered Quran reciter finds himself entrapped by the charms of a wealthy widow who seeks private lessons.
ุฏูุฑูุณู ุงูุถููู ูุงุฆูุฑู ุงูู ูููููุตูููุฉู | The Lesson of Separate Pronouns
A judge's wife secretly studies grammar with a young scholar, learning separate pronouns through dialogues that become increasingly personal.
ุฏูุฑูุณู ุงูููุงุนููู | The Lesson of the Subject
A traveling scholar meets a widow in Damascus who wishes to learn grammar. Their lessons on the subject of sentences become lessons in desire.
The Forbidden Library of Cordoba | ุงูู ูููุชูุจูุฉู ุงูู ูุญูุฑููู ูุฉู ูู ููุฑูุทูุจูุฉ
A scholar seeking ancient texts finds herself entangled with the mysterious guardian of Cordoba's most forbidden collection, where knowledge and passion intertwine.
The Judge's Widow of Kairouan | ุฃูุฑูู ูููุฉู ุงูููุงุถูู ูู ุงูููููุฑูููุงู
A powerful widow known for her piety by day harbors burning desires fulfilled by a young scholar of sacred law, blurring the lines between sacred and profane.
The Scholar of Baghdad | ุนุงููู ู ุจูุบูุฏุงุฏ
A tale of forbidden knowledge and desire in the House of Wisdom, where a young scribe discovers more than ancient texts in the arms of a mysterious scholar.