Maqamat al-Hariri (also known as "The Assemblies of al-Hariri") is a renowned Arabic literary work written by al-Qasim ibn al-Hariri al-Basri (1054-1112 CE). It is a collection of 50 short stories or anecdotes, each featuring a protagonist who narrates a tale of adventure, often with a moral or satirical theme.
Abu Muhammad al-Qasim al-Hariri (1054–1122 CE) was born in Basra, modern-day Iraq. Despite living during the twilight of the Abbasid Caliphate, al-Hariri produced a work that many scholars consider the unrivalled linguistic peak of Arabic prose. He was a grammarian, a civil servant, and a literary theorist. maqamat al-hariri english translation pdf