From a Father to his Son: Letters on Education, Schooling, and the Arts

12938

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The record is made up of 85 items. It was created in 1923. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the Qatar National Library.

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Content: Min wālid ilā waladihi: wa-hiyya rasā'il fī al-tarbiyya wa-al-ta‛līm wa-al-ādāb (From a father to his son: Letters on education, schooling, and the arts) is a collection of the letters that the author wrote to his son, Jamāl al-Dīn Aḥmad Ḥāfiz ‛Awwaḍ, during the latter's student years at the American University in Beirut. The book was published in Cairo in 1923. The first six letters are mostly devoted to the expression of the father's love for his son and to general themes of education and schooling. The father insists on the central importance of the development of the natural inquisitive spirit in the student. Some of the letters are dedicated to more specific themes. One is the importance of the study of languages and, in particular, of the Arabic language as mother tongue and the language of the Islamic faith. Another theme is the study of Arabic literature through the works of its most refined authors, such as Ibn Khaldūn, Ibn Qutayba, and Al-Jāḥiẓ. A third topic is the importance of learning the English language and its literature for its sheer beauty and for the moral values that authors such as Shakespeare and Dickens convey in their works. Further letters are devoted to the importance of the translation of foreign works into Arabic, to the study of history as a source of good examples in life, and to the study of the natural sciences. The final letters in this collection provide suggestions regarding the choice of a career, life after university, and how to achieve success in life.
Extent and format: 85 items
Physical characteristics: 153 pages ; 24 centimeters
Written in: Arabic in Arabic script
Type: Book

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Original held at: Qatar National Library
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: 12938
Date(s): 1923 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: English languageCorrespondenceIslamArabic literatureArabic languageEnglish literatureLetter
Places: CairoEgypt
People & organisations: Jamāl al-Dīn Aḥmad Ḥāfiz, ‛Awwaḍ

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Reference: 12938
Title: From a Father to his Son: Letters on Education, Schooling, and the Arts
Pages: F-1-1 - F-1-85
Author: Qatar National Library
Usage terms: Public Domain